Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 192329

Energy Charter Treaty

Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Named Day

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the investor state dispute settlement clauses in the Energy Charter Treaty on the cost of resolving claims relating to

Answer

Graham Stuart
The UK has investment agreements with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions with over 90 trading partners, including within the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). No successful ISDS claim has been brought against the UK. The UK has been an advocat...

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