Asked by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 16834 on Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur's report entitled Paying polluters: the catastrophic consequences of investor-State dispute settlement for climate action and human rights relating to the transparency of investor-State dispute settlements.
Answered by Alan Mak - Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to Question 16553 on 11 March.
Mentions:
1: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 was met with widespread condemnation from employers and trade - Speech Link
Jul. 22 2024
Source Page: Glossary of termsFound: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Any method of resolving disputes outside of litigation.
Written Evidence May. 16 2024
Inquiry: Improving the home buying and selling processFound: Resolution Scheme operated by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR Ltd).
Found: Report Stage: Thursday 14 March 2024 Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Written Evidence May. 07 2024
Inquiry: Export-led growthFound: To capitalise on our strengths, the government must ensure that ongoing and future trade agreements
Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) confidence for businesses and individuals in their disputes, reduce costs, encourage international trade - Speech Link
2: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (XB - Life peer) for what he has done to ensure that London stays at the forefront in the highly competitive world of dispute - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Lab - Glasgow) level agreements, for which the Government rightly criticises the Tories.College principals are struggling - Speech Link
2: Greer, Ross (Green - West Scotland) The Funding Council’s evaluation of that element of the outcome agreements seems almost non-existent, - Speech Link
3: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) What the Government can do is seek to actively encourage the employers and unions to find a resolution - Speech Link
4: Dey, Graeme (SNP - Angus South) they voted against tax increases.Although I am pleased to hear that the dialogue has continued and the resolution - Speech Link
Found: agreements.”
Found: economy on the United Kingdom. (2) Both Houses of Parliament must be presented with a motion for resolution