To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for 1986 and 1987 in relation to (i) all wages councils, (ii) the Clothing Manufacturing wages council, (iii) the Hat, Cap and Millinery wages council, (iv) the Made-Up Textiles wages council and (v) the Retail Bespoke wages council (a) the number of homewokers in respect of whom the wages inspectorate examined employers' records and who were shown as being aged under 21 years, (b) the number of homeworkers shown as being aged under 21 years who were visited, (c) the number of homeworkers who were found to be aged 21 years or over as a result of a visit, (d) the amount of arrears assessed as due to homeworkers found to be aged 21 years or over as a result of a visit and (e) the amount of arrears collected for them.

	Availability		Restricted availability
	30 June 1987	September 1987	30 June 1987	30 September 1987
	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.	Per cent.
Northern	96·4	96·4	88·9	88·9
Eastern	84·8	84·4	92·7	85·4
Southern	86·2	91·9	90·8	94·4
Wales	94·9	93·9	92·3	96·3
Midlands	86·7	79·0	80·0	78·2
North West	94·1	100	94·9	100
Yorkshire and Humberside	97·4	96·9	94·5	99·0
South West	95·5	88·8	94·9	95·1
Scotland	No return	89·9	No return	92·3

The creation of the Employment Service on 26 October 1987 involved changes in the regional structure. These figures are not, in all instances, therefore, directly comparable with those given in the response to the previous question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish (a) the total number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register, (b) the number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register classified to the Clothing Manufacturing wages council, (c) the number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register classified to the Hat, Cap and Millinery wages council, (d the number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register classified to the Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods, wages council, (e) the number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register classified to the Made-up Textiles wages council, and (f) the number of establishments on the wages inspectorate's register classified to the Retail Bespoke Tailoring wages council;

Statistics relating to the ages of homeworkers are not compiled by the wages inspectorate.