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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-18more like thismore than 2023-09-18
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department sought a side letter similar to those agreed with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand to disapply investor–state dispute settlement provisions under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership during accession negotiations. more like this
tabling member constituency Hayes and Harlington more like this
tabling member printed
John McDonnell more like this
uin 199857 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-19more like thismore than 2023-10-19
answer text <p>In seeking accession to CPTPP, the UK committed to the existing standards of this agreement, including its provisions on investor protections backed by a modern and transparent investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism. These features balance the need to protect UK investors accessing and operating in CPTPP markets and to ensure that the Government can regulate in the public interest. In light of our investment relationship with Australia and New Zealand, we agreed side letters confirming that it was not necessary to have ISDS provisions between our countries in CPTPP.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-19T09:36:41.783Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-19T09:36:41.783Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for John McDonnell more like this