Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 61949

Trade Agreements: India

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Olivia Blake

LabourSheffield Hallam

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department's policy to seek an investor-state dispute chapter during negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty with India.

Answer

Kerry McCarthy
The UK withdrew from the Energy Charter Treaty on 27 April 2025. Ten other Energy Charter Treaty Contracting Parties have withdrawn, or are withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.The UK Government is committed to delivering its Growth and Clean Energy...

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