Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 133853 on Overseas Trade: Occupied Territories, how the Government’s policy to allow individual companies to decide whether to operate in the Occupied Territories is in compliance with UN resolution 2334.

The UK voted for this resolution because of our support for the two-state solution and commitment to Israel as the Jewish homeland. It has long been our position that Israeli settlement activity is illegal and undermines the viability of two states for two peoples. We advise British businesses to bear in mind the British Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering their investments and activities in the region. This is in line with our commitments, as set out in the resolution.