HC Deb 27 October 1997 vol 299 cc689-90W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if a public assessment of the impact of the multilateral agreement on investment and its impact on other Government policies will be carried out before the agreement is signed. [11863]

Mrs. Roche

I stressed in the Adjournment debate on the MAI on 23 July that there may be a role for a broad assessment of the impact of the MAI on the environment. Provided that any such proposal will be effective, we will be willing to support it. More broadly, the Government will be happy to participate in discussions on the impact of the agreement.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what oversight Parliament will have over the multilateral agreement on investment and its ratification. [11862]

Mrs. Roche

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 24 June 1997,Official Report, column 484.