Written questions

UK Export Finance

Commons · Question 28611 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether UK Export Finance will exclude activities connected with the construction, expansion or economic development of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from eligi

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 17 Sep 2026

UK Export Finance (UKEF) works in accordance with government policy over sanctions and export licences, wherever they apply. UKEF does not support transactions involving illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. UKEF’s support f...