Imports: Israeli Settlements

(asked on 9th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy to exclude the import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories from future trade deals; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Conor Burns Portrait
Conor Burns
This question was answered on 12th March 2020

The settlements are not covered by the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which currently governs our trade with Israel, nor by the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement, which will enter into force at the end of the Transition Period. We are committed to maintaining this position.

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