Extract from Commons debate on African Great Lakes Region - Jan 12
Friday, 13 January 2017 08:09
John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab): ...Alongside our aid programme, we
have huge interests, such as mining companies, which are heavily
involved in the DRC. The minerals are without question the reason
for so much continuous war in the east and the south-east. People
are battling for minerals, or groups are funded by minerals. What
are we doing to ensure that we, with companies in this country, are
not responsible? Indeed, when we consider the bribery and the
payments to military groups, how do we...Request free trial
(Bassetlaw) (Lab):
...Alongside our aid programme, we have huge interests, such as
mining companies, which are heavily involved in the DRC. The
minerals are without question the reason for so much continuous war
in the east and the south-east. People are battling for minerals,
or groups are funded by minerals. What are we doing to ensure that
we, with companies in this country, are not responsible? Indeed,
when we consider the bribery and the payments to military groups,
how do we know whether we are responsible?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):...Before going
into the details of the main countries, I shall respond to some of
the points that have been made. The hon. Member for Bassetlaw, who
introduced the debate, talked about conflict minerals. I can assure him that we take
the matter seriously. The Serious Fraud Office is looking into some
investigations that are linked to British companies. Again, I can
write to him with further details...
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