| Heading: |
Import Controls: Israel |
| Question ID: |
1760454 |
| UIN: |
27730 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5196 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Brian Leishman
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Brian Leishman
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward secondary legislation under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to prevent the importation of goods from illegal Israeli settlements. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-07 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
632 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Douglas Alexander
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Douglas Alexander
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| Answer text: |
The Government does not comment on future sanctions measures, as to do so would reduce their impact.The UK government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law and goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from ta... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |