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Flags: Palestine

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 8767

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2010 on Flags: Palestine, and with reference to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 88668 on Flags: Palestine, whether the Palestinian flag has the status of any country's national flag listed in section (a) of his Department's guidance, Flying flags: a plain English guide, published in July 2021.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine as an independent sovereign state. The Palestinian flag is a country’s national flag and would therefore come under category a) of the guidance in question i.e. flags which can be flown without consent of the local planning authority

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