HC Deb 07 April 1981 vol 2 cc229-30W
Mr. McElhone

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will seek discussions with the Foreign Ministers of the European Economic Community in order to propose an effective code of conduct for multinational companies.

Mr. MacGregor

The Government have endorsed the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises and are taking an active part in current negotiations for a United Nations code of conduct on transnational corporations. They do not believe that a separate initiative in the European Community would be appropriate.