Written questions

Overseas Companies: Israeli Settlements

Lords · Question HL8960 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

To ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic support and business assistance they provide to UK-registered companies that trade in goods and services that facilitate and profit from the construction and growth of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian

Answer

Answered by Baroness Gustafsson, 16 Jul 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 ...