HC Deb 06 July 1988 vol 136 cc606-7W
42. Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress Gibraltar has made towards the Chief Minister's declared aim of economic self-sufficiency.

Mrs. Chalker

The new Government of Gibraltar are pressing ahead rapidly with their economic development plans. It is too early to judge the results across the board, but it is understood that Gibraltar Shiprepair Limited is already showing a working profit.