Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 58909
Overseas Trade: Occupied Territories
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat — St Ives
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) trading rules and (b) tariffs on trade apply between the UK and settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. There are clear risks related to economic and financial activities in the settlements, and we do not encourage or ...
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