§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have received requests from Spain to negotiate on the sovereignty of Gibraltar, in light of the interview with the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, in the Daily Telegraph on 22 March; and what the government response has been to any such requests. [HL1435]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalIn 1984, the then British and Spanish Governments established a negotiating process (often referred to as the Brussels Process) aimed at overcoming all their differences over60WA Gibraltar, in which all issues, including sovereignty, would be discussed. Meetings at ministerial and official level have taken place intermittently since then. At these meetings Her Majesty's Government have maintained their commitment to honour the freely and democratically expressed wishes of the people of Gibraltar, as set out in the preamble to Gibraltar's 1969 Constitution. Her Majesty's Government will shortly be discussing with the Spanish Government how best to take forward the Brussels Process.