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Woodhouse Investment PTE: Dispute Resolution

Lords · Question HL12359 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely costs of the investor-state arbitration being brought against them by Woodhouse Investment Pte; and what assessment they have made of their exposure to further fossil fuel-linked

Answer

Answered by Lord Stockwood, 1 Dec 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 UK has a...