asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the trades or industries in which home workers are engaged and which are covered by the Wages Council Act, 1959; and if he will ensure that these occupations and the requirements affecting those concerned are given wider publicity.

Following is a list of wages council trades and industries in which homeworkers may be employed:

• Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing.
• Corset.
• Fur.
• Hat, Cap and Millinery.
• Retail Bespoke Tailoring.
• Readymade and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring.
• Wholesale Mantle and Costume.
• Shirtmaking.
• Rubber-proofed Garment Making.
• Lace Finishing.
• Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods. Made-up Textiles.
• Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower.
• Boot and Shoe Repairing.
• Brush and Broom.
• Button Manufacturing.
• Paper Box.
• Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener.
• Rope, Twine and Net.
• Toy Manufacture.

All employers known to be covered by a wages council are sent a notice of each relevant wages regulation order setting out the minimum rates which they are required to exhibit for the information of workers. Wider publicity would not be practicable.