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Written question asked by Bishop of Derby (Bishops (affiliation)), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Sassoon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 2012.


EU: Extractive Industries

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to persuade the European Union to broaden the proposed European Union regulations on extractive industries to cover more sectors.
Answer

The Prime Minister has made clear that the priority is for the UK to press for requirements to be placed on EU extractives companies to disclose the payments they make to foreign Governments. We are engaging in discussions on the Commission's recent proposal.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14589; 734 c205WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Disclosure of information Developing countries EU action Payments Mining Natural resources Multinational companies
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk