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 ...