Subject	Predicate	Object
yVSSkB0a	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	JwlsYzmN
	answer has answering person	Gareth Thomas
	answer text	The Department for International Development (DFID) does not hold specific information on the operations of British companies in Ethiopia, though our office in Addis Ababa has periodic contact with particular companies on matters such as private sector development in Ethiopia.DFID does not monitor the activities of British companies in Ethiopia or elsewhere overseas. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) leads on the operations of British companies overseas. Where issues arise in relation to the operations of companies overseas, the UK position is to encourage companies to observe national laws and standards.
	answer given date	2010-03-16
	answer has answering body	Department for International Development
	written answer has answering body	Department for International Development
Department for International Development	answering body has written answer	yVSSkB0a
Department for International Development	answering body has answer	yVSSkB0a
JwlsYzmN	question has answer	yVSSkB0a
Gareth Thomas	answering person has answer	yVSSkB0a