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Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126926

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much compensation has been paid to claimants as a result of Investor-State Dispute Settlement rulings and settlements.

Answered by Chris Bryant

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 obligations. In view of the ongoing proceedings, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment further at this stage.

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