Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Dispute Resolution

(asked on 7th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what non-governmental organisations her Department has received representations from in relation to investor state dispute settlement provisions in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.


Answered by
Penny Mordaunt Portrait
Penny Mordaunt
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
This question was answered on 11th February 2022

HM Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK.

There has never been a successful investor state dispute settlement claim brought against the UK, nor has the threat of potential claims affected the Government’s legislative programme.

As part of one of the largest consultation exercises ever run by HM Government, consultations were held with individuals, businesses, business associations, NGOs and public sector bodies on the UK potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. HM Government issued its response to this consultation in June 2021.

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