Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 40930

Trade Agreements: Israel

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to exempt trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories from the free trade agreement being negotiated with Israel.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The government’s position is clear that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the ex...

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