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Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

Commons · Question 95737 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Rhodes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has the Government made of its overall exposure to further potential Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases over sanctions policy on Russia.

Answer

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...