Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77511
Import Controls: Israeli Settlements
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to differentiate between goods and services from (a) illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and (b) Israel.
Answer
Chris BryantThe UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods originating in these settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the existing ...
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