HC Deb 22 December 1997 vol 303 c516W
Mr. David Heath

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if the Government will seek an amendment to the Multilateral Agreement on Investment to include the right of people adversely affected by multinational action abroad to take legal action against the multinational in their home country. [21929]

Mrs. Roche

No. This is a matter of domestic law in the country concerned and of international legal co-operation.