§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will request British companies with subsidiaries in South Africa to supply him with details of all sales to the South African Government, South African defence forces and South African police for the years 1975, 1976 and 1977; and if he will publish the information in the Official Report.
§ Mr. Meacher,pursuant to his reply—[Official Report, 25th January 1978; Vol. 942, c. 642–3.]—gave the following information:
Companies in the United Kingdom are under no obligation to publish information of this kind and there are no powers available to compel them to do so.