Question follow-through · 75103
Import Controls: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will confirm that the Open General Import License does not permit the importation of illegal Settlement Goods from the Occupied West Bank.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 25 Sept 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements · 16 Sept 2025
- Whisky: Import Duties · 3 Nov 2025
- Stone: Trade Competitiveness · 1 Dec 2025
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will confirm that the Open General Import License does not permit the importation of illegal Settlement Goods from the Occupied West Bank.
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Open General Import Licence does not prohibit the importation of goods from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Goods from illegal Israeli settlements are not eligible for preferential treatment under UK trade agreements. The Government’s overseas b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department will suspend (a) trade preferences and (b) procurement contracts with entities (i) operating in or (ii) profiting from settlements in (A) East Jerusalem and (B) the West Bank.
Whisky: Import Duties
3 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with his US counterpart on removing the 10% levy on Scottish whisky during forthcoming discussions on the UK-US trade deal.
Stone: Trade Competitiveness
1 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of foreign government subsidies on the competitiveness of UK natural stone producers; and whether the Government plans to introduce target