Exports: Israeli Settlements
Lords · Question HL9004 · Tabled 1 Jul 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 assessment they have made of the impact of goods and services exported from the UK for activities related to the construction and growth of Israeli settlements on civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights
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 ...