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Overseas Trade: Israel

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 February 2026UIN 109899

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on trade with Israel.

Answered by Chris Bryant

We respect the independence of the International Court of Justice and continue to consider the Court’s Advisory Opinion carefully, with the seriousness and rigour it deserves.

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