§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which elements of the treaty of Utrecht are considered binding on Her Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe Anglo/Spanish treaty of peace and friendship of 1713, to which I take the hon. Member's question to refer, dealt with a wide variety of issues. Elements of it have fallen into desuetude or have been overtaken by subsequent treaties.
298WAs regards the provision of article X of the treaty, which concerns Gibraltar, Britian's entitlement to sovereignty has been consistently maintained.