§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the status of Gibraltarians at present under EEC regulations; and how this will be altered in the proposed Nationality Bill.
§ Mr. RaisonGibraltarians benefit from the free movement rights of the Treaty of Rome within the European Community. The provisions in the Nationality Bill will have no effect on this arrangement.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Gibraltarians visited the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. RaisonThe total number of admissions of Gibraltarians in 1979 is published in table 1(a) of the "Control of Immigration Statistics"—Cmnd. 7875—and in the corresponding tables for previous years. The purpose of journey is not recorded.
§ Mr Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Gibraltarians have taken advantage of the present agreement to allow them free access to settle in the United Kingdom; and how many have subsequently returned to Gibraltar.
§ Mr. RaisonGibraltarians are admitted to the United Kingdom free of conditions. No records are kept of those who decide to settle or of those who subsequently return to Gibraltar.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated number of Gibraltarians who would qualify for British citizenship under the proposed Nationality Bill.
§ Mr. RaisonI regret that no reliable estimate is available.