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Overseas Trade: West Bank

Asked by Daniel ZeichnerLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 85801

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to (a) review or (b) update his Department's guidance to UK businesses on trade with entities based in the West Bank following the Government’s recognition of the State of Palestine.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Overseas Business Risk service provides information on various risks in overseas markets. The Government keeps this advice, available on gov.uk, under constant review. We intend these pages to support and guide businesses alongside other sources of information, and the UK government does not advise on or undertake due diligence for individual companies.

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