Written questions

Overseas Trade: Occupied Territories

Commons · Question 58909 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) trading rules and (b) tariffs on trade apply between the UK and settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 16 Jun 2025

The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. There are clear risks related to economic and financial activities in the settlements, and we do not encourage or ...