§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade, in view of the fact that in the terms of the European Economic Community code of conduct the following companies : Associated Engineering Ltd., Barclays Bank, BICC, Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd., BP, Burmah Oil, Cape 81W Industries, Cavenham Ltd., Crown House Ltd., Delta Metal, Dickinson Robinson Group, Eagle Star Insurance, Thomas French and Sons, GEC, Gestetner, International Distillers and Vintners, Lindustries, Low and Bonar Group, Metal Closures Group, Mitchell Cotts, National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd., Norwich Union, Plesseys, Rank Hovis MacDougall, Reed International, Rentokil, Roussel Laboratories, Tarmac, Tate and Lyle, Tioxide Group, Turner and Newall, USMC Int. and Thomas Witter and Co., operating in South Africa are paying 2,000 of their African workers wages below the poverty datum line, what representations he has made to the chairman of each company to ensure its compliance with the poverty datum line standard in future.
§ Mr. Parkinson: I shall reply to the hon. Member as sooon as possible.