Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
Commons · Question 99173 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the Department's policy on the use of Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms in future free trade agreements.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 16 Dec 2025
The UK’s International Investment Agreements aim to enhance opportunities for UK businesses to expand overseas, with commitments that seek to limit the barriers they face, make it easier to navigate local rules, and ensure investments are treated lawfully...