HC Deb 21 March 2000 vol 346 c472W
Dr. Starkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, prior to the conclusion of an internationally-recognised final settlement between Israel and its Palestinian and Syrian neighbours, the Commission has authority to conclude and implement agreements on behalf of the European Community without the consent of member states that would allow the benefits of trade preferences to accrue to Israeli settlements and enterprises established in the territories occupied by Israel since 1967. [115315]

Mr. Caborn

No.

Dr. Starkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if Israel and the European Community established a single specific definition and interpretation of the territorial scope of their agreements' applicability prior to concluding them. [115313]

Mr. Caborn

No.