§ 96. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will state the latest communications he has had from Spain and Gibraltar, respectively, on the sovereignty of Gibraltar; and what are the Government's decisions on the relevant problems.
§ Mr. WhitlockWe have not recently received any communication from the Spanish Government or from Gibraltar about sovereignty over Gibraltar. Meanwhile, we stand by our assurances to the people of Gibraltar that we will not hand them over to another State against their freely and democratically expressed wishes.
§ Sir W. Teelingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will consider the holding of elections in Gibraltar before the date by which the United Nations has requested Great Britain to leave Gibraltar in order to get a further demonstration of Gibraltarian opinion on this issue.
§ Mr. WhitlockIt is expected that the next General Election in Gibraltar will be held in the early summer.