§ Mr. Dorrellasked the Minister for Trade if he will report on the compliance by British companies with the European Commission code of conduct for companies with interests in South Africa during the 12-month period up to 30 June 1982.
§ Mr. Peter ReesBy 14 March 1983, the Department had received reports under the Community's code of conduct from 182 companies for the period from 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982. Copies of the report and of the Department's analysis and summary, have been placed in the Library of each House. These documents may also be 137W inspected at the Department's library, the British embassy in Pretoria, the British consulate-general in Johannesburg, and at the British consulates in Cape Town and Durban.
The Government welcome British companies' continuing compliance with the voluntary provisions of the code, and the fact that most British companies have once again submitted reports. As in the previous year, companies' reports indicate that most black African employees of British subsidiaries were paid at rates in excess of those stipulated in the code.