Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department gives on the risks of (i) investment in and (ii) business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.

The Department for Communties and Local Government does not provide advice or guidance on the risks of investment and business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.

Advice and guidance on business risk is provided via the online Overseas Business Risks guides. These are a joint UK Trade & Investment and Foreign and Commonwealth Office resource and provide information for businesses on the potential risks of trading in specific countries. Guides cover political and economic risks, human rights issues, bribery, terrorism, criminal activity, and intellectual property. The information for the Occupied Palestinian Territories can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories