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UK National Contact Point

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Mr Prisk), on 19 April 2012, Official Report, column 562W.Under the published arrangements for determining and monitoring the outcomes of cases referred to the UK National Contact Point (NCP), there is no direct oversight role for Ministers. The independent Steering Board, which contains representatives from key Government Departments and external stakeholder organisations, monitors whether or not the handling and outcome of individual cases is in line with the published arrangements.At the end of the Process, the NCP prepares a Final Statement, setting out the outcome of either Mediation between both Parties to the dispute, or the Examination Process under which the NCP determines whether or not the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises have been breached. The Final Statement may include recommendations for follow-up action to bring the company into compliance with the Guidelines, with a date by which it must report on progress. Final Statements and Follow-Ups to Final Statements are published on the BIS website at:"www.bis.gov.uk/nationalcontactpoint"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

105796; 543 c1406W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Complaints Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Multinational companies

Link

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