Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 96227

Israeli Settlements: Palestine

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, entitled Database of all busin

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Our clear position is that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. We are aware of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) database but do not comment on individual businesses.