§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Lord Privy Seal what further plans he has to safeguard Gibraltar and its independence now that Spain has refused to agree to the recent proposals over Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThere is no change in the Government's commitment to the people of Gibraltar, which was reaffirmed in the Lisbon agreement of 10 April. Despite the delay over the re-establishment of direct communications between Gibraltar and Spain, I have been assured that the Spanish Government's commitment to the agreement remains.