West Cumbria Mining and Woodhouse Investment PTE
(asked on 23rd October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20474 on MHCLG: Annual Reports, and with reference to the case of Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining (Holdings) Limited v. United Kingdom (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/37) before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, if he will place in the Library the written submission of 9 July 2026 filed with the Centre.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have suffered loss as a result of a breach of investment treaty commitments.
The Government maintains that it has acted consistently with domestic and international law obligations. In view of the ongoing proceedings, it would be inappropriate to comment further or to place material submitted to the arbitral tribunal in the Library.