§ 31. Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Gibraltar's economy and the impact upon it of the official opening of the border with Spain.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThe full opening of the border with Spain has had a positive effect on the Gibraltar economy particularly in those sectors most closely related to tourism. Some 300 to 400 extra jobs have been created in the process.