Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 112052

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to assess the compatibility of existing bilateral investment treaties containing Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions with the UK’s (a) net zero commitments and (b)

Answer

Chris Bryant
The UK draws on the full range of investment commitments and international best practice in our international investment agreements to promote growth, deliver our clean energy goals, and continue to uphold the UK’s right to regulate.Investor-State Dispute...

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