§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she has proposed exemptions for United Kingdom local authorities under the Multilateral Agreement on Investment. [29667]
§ Mrs. RocheThe key principle of MAI is non-discrimination against foreign investors. The UK has submitted national exceptions as part of the MAI process to cover those areas where our policy towards investors may discriminate on the basis of nationality. The MAI will not stand in the way of non-discriminatory regulation and, as discrimination against investors on the grounds of nationality is not a factor in UK local authority decisions, such exceptions are unnecessary.
§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the responsibilities of transnational corporations will be defined and clarified in the Multilateral Agreement on Investment. [29664]
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