United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL5731
Trade Agreements: Israeli Settlements
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15 June 2020
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25 June 2020 · Answer
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25 June 2020
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their trade agreements will not be made with businesses which (1) exist within, or (2) support, any Israeli settlement considered to be illegal under international law.
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15 June 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their trade agreements will not be made with businesses which (1) exist within, or (2) support, any Israeli settlement considered to be illegal under international law.
Source: Lords
25 June 2020
Answer
The United Kingdom does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including settlements, as part of Israel. For this reason, goods originating from settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are not covered by the United Kingdom-Israel ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-15/HL5731
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1203577
- uk · wq-1203577 · source updated 25 June 2020