Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 126927

Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

IndependentDewsbury and Batley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the continued inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in UK trade and investment agreements.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation. The Governme...

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