Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution
Commons · Question 126924 · 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, whether his Department holds information on the number of Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims that have been initiated by UK-based investors against foreign governments in each of the last 20 year
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 21 Apr 2026
The Government does not keep a record of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) claims where it is not a disputing party. The United Nations Commission on Trade and Development maintains a database of known ISDS claims, including those initiated by UK-b...