Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 33458

Israeli Settlements: Import Controls

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 10 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing tracking systems and (b) taking other steps to prohibit UK trade in goods from Israel

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK Government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law and goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from tariff and trade preferences under the UK's current trade agreements with the Palestinian Authority an...

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