§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the closure of the border between Spain and Gibraltar; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the border between Spain and Gibraltar is re-opened as soon as possible. [136915]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe border between Spain and Gibraltar re-opened at 20:10 local time on 3 November.
As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary made clear, we regarded the closure as unnecessary, unwelcome and disproportionate. We take the same view of the "health checks" imposed by the Spanish authorities subsequent to the border re-opening.