Israel: Sanctions
(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the announcement of sanctions on Israeli settlements on 8 September 2026, if he will set out the remedies that would be taken under the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement for systematic failures to accord with Israel’s requirements in respect of settlement goods.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The measures announced by the Foreign Secretary on 8 September are expressly designed to target illegal Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Under the existing UK-Israel Trade and Partnership agreement goods from the Occupied Palestinian Territories are not eligible for tariff preferences. Enforcement of these new measures will be undertaken through government departments and specialised agencies (e.g. Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, HMRC and the National Crime Agency) rather than any mechanisms under the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement.