Written questions

Import Controls: Israeli Settlements

Commons · Question 75105 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the Israeli E1 settlement plan on the requirement under the Open General Impost Licence not to import goods from the illegally Occupied

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Sep 2025

The UK strongly opposes the Israeli government's E1 settlement plans, which would divide a future Palestinian state in two and mark a flagrant breach of international law. The Israeli government must reverse this decision. Goods from illegal Israeli settl...