Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 34334

Trade Agreements: Colombia

Tabled: 27 February 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to reject investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals with Colombia.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander

The Government has no plan to negotiate a new trade deal with Colombia.