| Heading: |
Trade Agreements: Israel |
| Question ID: |
1787924 |
| UIN: |
40930 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5357 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ayoub Khan
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| Asking Member handle: |
AyoubKhanMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AyoubKhanMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to exempt trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories from the free trade agreement being negotiated with Israel. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
632 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Douglas Alexander
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| Answering Member handle: |
D_G_Alexander
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@D_G_Alexander
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
The government’s position is clear that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law Goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the ex... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |