§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the submissions made to the United Kingdom national contact point for complaints against breaches of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, giving in each case the date of the original submission, the name of the company or companies involved, the country in which the breach is alleged to have occurred, the action taken, and the date of the reply by the National Contact Point. [HL1737]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanSince the most recent revision of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises which took place in June 2000, the United Kingdom national contact point 105WA (NCP) has been in receipt of one formal complaint, received on 27 February 2002, in respect of an alleged breach by the company Anglo-American in Zambia. The national contact point replied to this submission on 1 March 2002. Further details with regard to action taken are governed by the confidentiality provisions of the guidelines.