Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Yvette Cooper and Alex Barros-Curtis

Tuesday 21st April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Yvette Cooper]

We expect UK organisations, charities, businesses and individuals to abide by international law. We also expect them to recognise that the settlements on the west bank are illegal; in particular, the E1 settlement is blatantly breaking the law. We expect UK organisations to abide by the law. There are already restrictions to prevent goods from illegal settlements benefiting from tariff preferences, and we take immensely seriously engagement with those illegal settlements by UK businesses.

[Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West) (Lab)]

4. What recent assessment her Department has made of the human rights situation in Iran.