Wages Councils (Hansard, 19 October 1992)

HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 c110W 110W

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will make a statement on her policy on the continuation of wages councils.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
The Government have made it clear on many occasions that the wages councils have no permanent place in the labour market.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers are covered by each of the two largest wages councils.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
It is estimated that, in March 1992, 736,000 workers were covered by the retail trades (non-food) wages council and 538,000 by the licensed non-residential establishment wages council.