Written Answers
Dancers: Employment Statistics
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many dancers were in employment, and how many were registered as unemployed in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
Separate information for dancers is not available. It is estimated that, during the period 1975–1977, about 30,000 to 40,000 people were at work in the following occupations:
- actors; singers, instrumentalists, dancers, and other entertainment performers; musical composers and choreographers; directors, producers, managers, and related occupations in the performing, audio and visual arts.
The number of unemployed people registered at employment offices as seeking work in the above occupations was:
| June 1975 | … | … | … | 3,976 |
| June 1976 | … | … | … | 4,955 |
| June 1977 | … | … | … | 5,643 |
The above figures exclude teachers specialising in the arts, though it is known that there is movement from teaching to performing and vice-versa, which may affect the way in which individuals describe their work at different
times.
Musicians: Employment Statistics
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many musicians were in employment, and how many were registered as unemployed in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
Separate information is not available for musicians. It is estimated that, during the period 1975–1977, about 30,000 to 40,000 people were at work in the following occupations:
- actors, singers, instrumentalists, dancers, and other entertainment performers; musical composers and choreographers; directors, producers, managers, and related occupations in the performing, audio and visual arts.
The number of unemployed people registered at employment offices as seeking work in the above occupations was:
| June 1975 | 3,976 |
| June 1976 | 4,955 |
| June 1977 | 5,634 |
The above figures exclude teachers specialising in the arts, though it is known that there is movement from teaching to performing and vice-versa, which may affect the way in which individuals describe their work at different times.
Entertainment Industry: Employment Statistics
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many actors, actresses, directors and other persons engaged in theatrical, cinema and television work were in employment, and how many were registered as unemployed, in 1975, 1976 and 1977.
Separate information for actors, actresses, directors and other persons engaged in theatrical, cinema and television work is not available. It is estimated that, during the period 1975–1977, about 30,000 to 40,000 people were at work in the following occupations:
- actors, singers, instrumentalists, dancers, and other entertainment performers musical composers and choreographers; directors, producers, managers, and related occupations in the performing, audio and visual arts.
| June 1975 | 3,976 |
| June 1976 | 4,955 |
| June 1977 | 5,643 |
The above figures exclude teachers specialising in the arts, though it is known that there is movement from teaching to performing and vice-versa, which may affect the way in which individuals describe their work at different times.
Wages Council Act
asked Her Majesty's Government:(1) Whether they will give estimates of the numbers of men and of women who are covered by each of the councils established under the Wages Council Act;(2) Whether they will give for the latest year for which figures are available the numbers of men and of women who have made inquiries about their entitlements under Wages Council regulations and the numbers of those men and of those women who were considered to be "in scope" of Wages Councils;(3) In how many cases in each year since 1963 the Wages Inspectorate has initiated civil or criminal proceedings under the Wages Councils Acts to secure payment of arrears, and how many of these cases involved underpayment of women; and(4) Whether they will give for each year since 1963 (i) the numbers of firms inspected by wages inspectors under the Wages Council Act; (ii) the numbers of male and of female employees whose wages were examined; (iii) the number of each sex who received arrears; and (iv) the amount of arrears paid to male and to female employees respectively.
Following is the information. Separate figures for men and women are not available.
(1)
Wages Council
| Approximate No. of workers covered
|
| Aerated Waters (E and W) | 18,000 |
| Aerated Waters (Scotland) | 1,500 |
| Boot and Shoe Repairing | 10,000 |
| Button Manufacturing | 4,000 |
| Coffin Furniture and Cerement-Making | 600 |
| Corset | 16,000 |
| Cotton Waste Reclamation | 750 |
| Dressmaking andWomen'sLight Clothing (E and W) | 125,000 |
| DressmakingandWomen'sLight Clothing (Scotland) | 9,000 |
| Flax and Hemp | 2,500 |
| Fur | 7,000 |
| General Waste Materials Reclamation | 20,000 |
| Hairdressing Undertakings | 135,000 |
| Hat, Cap and Millinery (Great Britain) | 7,500 |
| Lace Finishing | 1,000 |
| Laundry | 65,000 |
| Licensed Non-residential Establishment | 350,000 |
| Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant | 390,000 |
| Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods | 6,500 |
| Made-up Textiles | 5,500 |
| Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower | 750 |
| Perambulator and Invalid Carriage | 3,000 |
| Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener | 750 |
| Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring | 120,000 |
| Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) | 7,500 |
| Retail Book selling and Stationery Trades | 30,000 |
| Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trade (E and W) | 62,000 |
| Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trade (Scotland) | 9,000 |
| Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Foot-wear Trades | 400,000 |
| Retail Food Trades (E and W) | 300,000 |
| Retail Food Trades (Scotland) | 35,000 |
| Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades | 200,000 |
| Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (E and W) | 85,000 |
| Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades(Scotland) | 13,000 |
| Road Haulage | 210,000 |
| Rope, Twine and Net | 5,000 |
| Rubber Proofed Garment Making Industry | 1,000 |
| Sack and Bag | 2,500 |
| Shirt making | 25,000 |
| Toy Manufacturing | 30,000 |
| Unlicensed Place of Refreshment | 130,000 |
| Wholesale Mantle and Costume | 64,000 |
| TOTAL | 2,908,350 |
(2) 296,159 in 1977, of which 219,799 were within scope of wages councils:
(3)
Year
| No. of prosecutions
| No. of civil proceedings
|
| 1977 | 7 | 4 |
| 1976 | — | 7 |
| 1975 | 2 | 8 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 |
| 1973 | — | 2 |
| 1972 | — | 2 |
| 1971 | — | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | — | 3 |
| 1968 | — | 2 |
| 1967 | — | 3 |
| 1966 | 1 | 3 |
| 1965 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | 6 | 1 |
| 1963 | 11 | — |
(4)
Year
| No. of firms inspected
| No. of workers whose wages were examined
| No. receiving arrears
| Amount of arrears paid
|
| £ | ||||
| 1963 | 49,326 | 277,757 | 15,151 | 149,094 |
| 1964 | 48,606 | 271,344 | 14,745 | 161,408 |
| 1965 | 49,827 | 276,346 | 15,339 | 185,993 |
| 1966 | 51,108 | 282,757 | 15,720 | 183,665 |
| 1967 | 49,729 | 264,115 | 14,677 | 181,946 |
| 1968 | 50,905 | 265,370 | 13,417 | 177,930 |
| 1969 | 50,156 | 271,125 | 13,052 | 171,702 |
| 1970 | 53,941 | 262,279 | 11,928 | 157,898 |
| 1971 | 51,593 | 253,714 | 11,968 | 163,747 |
| 1972 | 48,507 | 235,720 | 14,414 | 241,481 |
| 1973 | 46,840 | 231,070 | 16,910 | 306,311 |
| 1974 | 41,376 | 204,635 | 15,368 | 326,826 |
| 1975 | 38,740 | 198,542 | 22,604 | 581,906 |
| 1976 | 31,607 | 154,475 | 24,831 | 940,539 |
| 1977 | 30,930 | 150,452 | 26,920 | 1,588,248 |
Canada/Uk: Garment Import Duty
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the average rate of import duty on (
a) woollen and ( b) man-made fibre garments levied by Canada on United Kingdom imports, and by the United Kingdom on Canadian imports.
For those garments for which import statistics distinguish between woollen and man-made fibre products, the trade weighted average rates of import duty are as given below:
| Average rate of import duty on garments | ||
| Woollen | Man-made fibre | |
| Canadian imports from the UK | 21·9% | 20·0% |
| UK imports from Canada | 16·5% | 17·3% |