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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-26more like thismore than 2014-09-26
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment: Colombia remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that the forthcoming UK-Colombia bilateral investment treaty includes adequate protection for UK investors. more like this
tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Dodds more like this
uin 209779 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answer text <p>The UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty was negotiated in 2008-09. It aims to protect investors from discriminatory treatment. The agreement includes Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions to enable investors to claim compensation through independent international arbitration if they believe the standards of protection set out in the treaty have been breached whilst protecting the ability of the host government to regulate in the public interest in areas such as the environment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-14T16:28:28.6482155Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-14T16:28:28.6482155Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn remove filter