§ Mr. John Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the duties of Mr. Peter Gent, as representative of Her Majesty's Government at the United Nations Commission on Transnational Corporations.
§ Mr. ButcherRepresentation of Her Majesty's Government at the United Nations Commission on Transnational Corporations is provided by the industrial and commercial policy A division of my Department, of which Mr. Gent is currently a member. The duties include putting the Government's view on items under consideration at the annual sessions of the Commission; participation in the ongoing negotiations on a United Nations code of conduct on transnational corporations; and liaison with British companies on the activities of the United Nations on Transnational Corporations. If my hon. Friend has anything specific in mind, I should be happy to write to him about it.