Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81765
Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to negotiate investment agreements without investor-state settlement mechanisms in the future.
Answer
Chris BryantInvestor 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 UK is a ...
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