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 ...