Question follow-through · 126922

Foreign Investment: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims have been brought against the UK in each year since 2000.

answeredIqbal MohamedDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
15 Apr 2026
Answer
21 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims have been brought against the UK in each year since 2000.

  2. 15 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    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 ob...

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