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Trade Agreements: India

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 73998

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on investors state dispute settlement provisions with India.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The UK recognises that investors state dispute settlement provisions as an interest of UK business. In parallel to the Free Trade Agreement, we are negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty to progress UK interests. These talks have not concluded, and the agreement remains under discussion.

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