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Mikhail Fridman

Commons · Question 95736 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

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Asked by Martin Rhodes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89908 on Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution, what assessment has the Government made of the likely costs of defending the arbitration being brou

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Answered by Chris Bryant, 5 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...