Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution
Commons · Question 126922 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims have been brought against the UK in each year since 2000.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 21 Apr 2026
The UK has 77 BITs with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions. The Government is defending two active arbitrations, neither of which have been settled or concluded. The Government has acted consistently with domestic and international law ob...