Overseas Companies: Israeli Settlements
Lords · Question HL8961 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK-registered businesses comply with the United Nations' Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and relevant international laws and standards in their activities relating t
Answer
Answered by Baroness Gustafsson, 14 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 ...