Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had directly with companies in Northern Ireland to ensure they are directly represented in trade negotiations between the UK and Israel.

The UK Government is responsible for negotiating international trade agreements on behalf of all the nations and regions in the UK.

This Government, however, suspended trade negotiations with Israel on 20^th May, owing to the actions of this Israeli Government in Gaza and the West Bank.