Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 36873

Trade Agreements: Israel

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 9 April 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to suspend trade negotiations with Israel pending the outcomes of ongoing investigations by the International Court of Justice into allegations of human rights violations

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The government respects the independence of the International Court of Justice, and we are carefully considering the Court's advisory opinion with the seriousness and rigour it deserves.We are of the clear view that Israel should bring an end to its prese...

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