Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution
(asked on 7th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has processes in place to assess the likelihood of there being claims for investor-state dispute settlements being brought against the UK.
This question was answered on 14th November 2022
The Department for International Trade is responsible for policy on investment protection and Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), but other government departments are responsible for ensuring that actions they take comply with the UK’s international legal obligations, including with respect to assessing the risk of ISDS claims.