Question follow-through · 51388

Origin Marking: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken (a) investigations and (b) enforcement measures as a result of goods originating from Israeli settlements being labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
15 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken (a) investigations and (b) enforcement measures as a result of goods originating from Israeli settlements being labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

  2. 15 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s ...

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