Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
Commons · Question 13035 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 1 Jul 2026
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion of July 2024 contains important findings, many of which are already government policy and align with the UK’s views that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is illegal.The UK government does not recognise illegal Israeli settlem...