Question follow-through · 52266

Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether (a) the Church of England, (b) its pension funds and (c) its investment funds support (i) boycotts and (ii) divestment of companies selling (A) goods and (B) services (1)

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Church Commissioners
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
20 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether (a) the Church of England, (b) its pension funds and (c) its investment funds support (i) boycotts and (ii) divestment of companies selling (A) goods and (B) services (1)

  2. 16 May 2025

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  3. 20 May 2025

    Answer published

    The National Church Institutions do not have a policy of supporting boycotts or divestments related to Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories.The Church Commissioners’ and the Church of England Pensions Board’s approaches are individually informed...

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Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories

30 May 2025 · To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 52266 on Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories, which companies that trade with (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Territ