§ Mr. McElhoneasked 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. MacGregorThe Government have endorsed the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises and are230W 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.