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Written question asked by Phyllis Starkey (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2009. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.


Imports

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many consignments of goods were imported into the UK from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answer

The information is not available. The Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories do not have a separate country of origin code from which HMRC can identify the imports concerned. Importers can only declare Israel or the occupied Palestinian territory as the country of origin on customs import declarations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c686W;496 c685W; 287171
Session
2008-09
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Imports Israel Overseas trade
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk