Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what guidance his Department provides to UK companies who want to trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Occupied Territories; and if he will make a statement.

The Department for International Trade refers businesses who wish to trade with illegal settlements to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The Government's position is clear that it is up to individual businesses whether they undertake business dealings with companies involved in the illegal settlements. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides advice to businesses online on the risks of undertaking such dealings and advises that businesses seek their own legal guidance.