§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry what steps are being taken by Her Majesty's Government to monitor compliance by subsidiaries of multinational companies in the United Kingdom with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Code of Conduct on Multinational Companies.
Mr. Alan WilliamsOECD's Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises provides a forum for member Governments to keep the guidelines under review and to resolve any problems which may arise. Her Majesty's Government are playing a full part in the work of the Committee, to
VOLUME OF MANUFACTURING OUTPUT PER EMPLOYEE PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 United Kingdom … … +3 +6 +8 -2 -2 +4 Canada … … +7 +5 +4 — +1 +3 United States of America … … +6 +7 +4 — -2 +8 Japan … … +2 +9 +16 -3 -6 +17 Australia … … +2 +2 +9 +1 -1 +7 Austria* … … +4 +7 +2 +5 -2 +9 Belgium* … … +5 +10 +11 +2 +6 +10 Denmark … … +7 +6 — -1 +3 +11 Finland* … … +2 +10 +5 -1 -3 +5 France … … +4 +7 +5 +2 -5 +10 Federal Republic of Germany … … +3 +5 +7 — -1 +13 Greece … … +4 +11 +9 -3 +3 +4 Ireland … … +6 +4 +7 +3 +2 +9 Italy … … -2 +5 +8 — -9 +11 Luxembourg† … … -5 — +11 +4 -20 +9 Netherlands … … +5 +8 +8 +4 -3 +8 Norway … … .. .. +7 +2 -11 +1 Spain … … +2 +12 +10 +6 -7 +5 Sweden … … +4 +3 +5 -5 -3 +3 Switzerland … … +3 +6 +6 +2 -7 +11 Yugoslavia‡ … … +4 +3 +2 +6 +2 — Sources:
OECD "Main Economic Indicators" and quarterly supplement "Industrial Production".
UN "Monthly Bulletin of Statistics".
CSO "Monthly Digest of Statistics".
Notes:
* Changes relate to manufacturing plus mining and quarrying.
† Changes relate to industry as a whole.
‡ Changes relate to the "socialised sector".
Symbols:
—Nil or less than half the final digit shown.
.. Not available.