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Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

Commons · Question 86566 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the UK's potential financial exposure to Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 3 Nov 2025

Investor 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 Governm...