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Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements

Commons · Question 21393 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to implement restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements through (a) sanctions and (b) primary legislation.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 8 Sep 2026

Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution. As the Foreign Secretary made clear in his statement of 19 August "in the coming weeks we will set out a comprehensive set of...