Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara
Commons · Question 127406 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Brian Leishman
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 1 April 2025 to question 41654 on Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara, if he will update that guidance to include the need for consent to comply with international
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 21 Apr 2026
The UK keeps its overseas business risk guidance, available on gov.uk, relating to Western Sahara and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) under review and will update it as necessary to reflect relevant international law considerations. The UK is ...