Written questions

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

Commons · Question 86565 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on including Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in trade agreements under negotiation; and whether such provisions are being proposed in negotiations with (a) India and (b)

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 3 Nov 2025

The UK will draw 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. Negotiations for ...