Written questions

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

Commons · Question 120220 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Rhodes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proposals UK negotiators have made on the transparency of investor-state dispute settlement arbitration at the (a) OECD and (b) UN.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 16 Mar 2026

In line with the Trade Strategy, the UK continues to work with trading partners multilaterally, at the OECD and the UN, to pursue opportunities to improve ISDS practice, such as promoting transparency in ISDS proceedings. The proposals being discussed at ...