§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Prime Minister if she will now set in motion actions to enable the franchise to be given to the people of Gibraltar for European parliamentary elections.
§ The Prime MinisterThere are constitutional and practical difficulties in the way of direct Gibraltarian representation in the European Parliament, notably Gibraltar's status as a dependent territory. The issue has been carefully considered on a number of occasions but this Government, like their predecessors, take the view that Gibraltar's interests are well served by the present arrangements.