Overseas Trade: Appeals

Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 7 March 2025.

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Photo of Charlie Maynard Charlie Maynard Liberal Democrat, Witney

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to seek UK accession to the World Trade Organization Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement.

Photo of Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander Minister of State (Cabinet Office), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government is keeping the question of UK membership of the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) under active consideration.

The Government is committed to a free, fair and rules-based international trading system. Re-establishing a fully-functioning WTO dispute settlement system is crucially important. The UK is keen to continue working with other WTO Members to achieve that goal.

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