HC Deb 05 February 1986 vol 91 c174W
31. Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked 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 Howe

The 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.