Question follow-through · 38513

Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Occupied Territories Bill proceeding through the Irish Parliament; and whether he plans to

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Occupied Territories Bill proceeding through the Irish Parliament; and whether he plans to

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The UK government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law and goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from tariff and trade preferences under the UK's current trade agreements with the Palestinian Authority an...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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