PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Origin Marking: Israel (9 October 2015)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements with World Trade Organisation law.

Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)

Answer

The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK observes its obligations under the WTO Agreements. The UK’s laws and practices on designations of origin for products produced in Israeli settlements are compatible with those obligations.


Answered by:
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
19 October 2015

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