Israeli Settlements: Overseas Trade
Commons · Question 901107 · Tabled 25 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Sep 2026
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. They undermine the viability of a two-state solution. We have updated the UK's Business Risk Guidance to explicitly advise businesses against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements. ...