§ Lord Merrivaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
To what extent they propose to help Gibraltar to meet its contributions to Spanish pensioners arising from Spain's accession to the European Economic Community.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Young)Her Majesty's Government have offered, and the Gibraltar Government have accepted, a contribution of £16½ million over three years. This is without prejudice to the position thereafter.