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1714131

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date	26/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gibraltar: UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what his Department's expected timetable is for concluding negotiations with the EU on Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	23955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>UK-EU negotiations began in October 2021 and there have been 18 formal rounds. The Foreign Secretary, together with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picard, met European Commission Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares in Brussels on Friday 12 April. General political lines were agreed, including on the airport, goods and mobility. Negotiations will continue over the coming weeks to seek to conclude the UK-EU Agreement as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/05/2024 13:49:32 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1714132

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the strategic role of Gibraltar, in the context of the negotiations with the EU on the Gibraltar-Spain border.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	23956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that any agreement will preserve the operational autonomy of the military facilities in Gibraltar. The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Defence have discussed and are unequivocal on this. Ministry of Defence officials are fully involved in our approach to the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/05/2024 10:55:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1714133

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his Gibraltarian counterpart on self-determination in Gibraltar, in the context of negotiations with the EU on the Gibraltar-Spain border.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	23957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is working side-by-side with the Chief Minister and Government of Gibraltar in our efforts to conclude a UK-EU treaty. The UK Government is clear that the people of Gibraltar enjoy the right of self-determination. The 2006 Gibraltar Constitution - which was endorsed in referendum by the people of Gibraltar - provides for a modern and mature relationship between Gibraltar and the UK. The UK Government will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another State against their freely and democratically expressed wishes.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/05/2024 15:15:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1714134

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the use of RAF Gibraltar, in the context of negotiations with the EU on the Gibraltar-Spain border.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	23958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has engaged with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on RAF Gibraltar and the EU Negotiations on several occasions. The Ministry of Defence continues to engage with other Government Departments throughout the negotiation process to ensure that the UK remains able to operate to, through and from Gibraltar without interruption or external interference.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/05/2024 14:11:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith