Cyprus: Sanctions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the consistency of HM Government's application of targeted measures to (a) Israeli settlers and settlement-linked entities in the West Bank and (b) Turkish settlers and Turkish-linked entities in occupied Northern Cyprus; and what steps she has taken to apply the existing Cyprus sanctions framework to entities involved in Turkish settlement activity in Northern Cyprus.
Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK has announced four rounds of sanctions since February 2024 against individuals and groups responsible for the violent expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, and against others responsible for inciting that violence. In each case, this has been done as a direct response to specific violent acts committed by the individuals and groups in question, or repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian civilians.
We are not aware of any allegations of an equivalent nature against individuals and groups in the north of Cyprus, but the UK will continue to take decisions on sanctions designations on a case-by-case basis, in accordance with the relevant legal framework and statutory requirements.
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