Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 95087

Mikhail Fridman

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the likely costs of defending the arbitration being brought against the Government by Mikhail Fridman.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The Government maintains that it has acted consistently with domestic and international law obligations in the case of the legal challenges. In view of the ongoing proceedings, it would be inappropriate to comment further.