Debate on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, in the House of Commons, led by Jack Lopresti. The answering member was David Lidington.

Gibraltar and Spain

Motion that this House has considered Gibraltar and relations with Spain. Resolved.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 600 cc113-133WH
Session: 2015-16
Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: David Lidington | 600 c127WH (Link to this contribution)
We have had to relearn the lesson this morning that clan feuds can run deep.; David Lidington | 600 c128WH (Link to this contribution)
I had better move on to the subject of the debate. Although I want to concentrate on the border, ...; David Lidington | 600 cc128-9WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I feel that on Monday night there was a real sense of econom...; David Lidington | 600 c129WH (Link to this contribution)
We make representations about Spain imposing restrictions of the type that one should not expect ...; David Lidington | 600 cc130-2WH (Link to this contribution)
I not only had a chance to look at the vessels, but went out on patrol with one of those vessels,...; David Lidington | 600 cc132-3WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the tragedies of the Spanish Government’s approach to ...; Jack Lopresti | 600 cc113-4WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered Gibraltar and relations with Spain.
It ...; Angela Watkinson | 600 c114WH (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend rightly says, the incursions by Spain into Gibraltarian territorial waters have...; Jack Lopresti | 600 cc114-5WH (Link to this contribution)
I agree completely. The fact is that Spain— a NATO and European ally—is so consistently and flagr...; Gregory Campbell | 600 c115WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. He talks about economic warfare. Would ...; Jack Lopresti | 600 cc115-6WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This situation penalises Spain’s own people and damages i...; Jim Shannon | 600 c116WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to be called to speak in this debate, Mr Betts, and I congratulate the hon. Memb...; David Simpson | 600 c117WH (Link to this contribution)
On my hon. Friend’s point about the threat to charge people leaving or entering Gibraltar, there ...; Jim Shannon | 600 c117WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend and colleague for that intervention. He clearly outlines, yet again, some ...; Robert Neill | 600 cc117-9WH (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate my hon. Fr...; Kevin Foster | 600 c119WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate our hon. Friend the Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) on securin...; Robert Neill | 600 c119WH (Link to this contribution)
The point is entirely correct. No one in the United Kingdom wishes to see the people of Ceuta and...; Angela Watkinson | 600 c119WH (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that many ordinary Spanish people have a very different attitude toward...; Robert Neill | 600 c119WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Anyone who visits Gibraltar will meet dozens of people workin...; Jim Shannon | 600 c120WH (Link to this contribution)
Both the hon. Gentleman and I have referred to the financial implications of the difficulties bet...; Robert Neill | 600 c120WH (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, and my hon. Friend the Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke touched on those matters. ...; Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 600 c120WH (Link to this contribution)
In terms of the current negotiations about EU membership and so on, and the certainty of a refere...; Robert Neill | 600 cc120-1WH (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I was saying that it is important that we continue ...; Drew Hendry | 600 cc121-2WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for F...; Gregory Campbell | 600 c122WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is rightly outlining the right of the people of Gibraltar to self-determinatio...; Drew Hendry | 600 c122WH (Link to this contribution)
We are the people who defend democracy, and the ballot box is always the way to secure the consti...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 600 cc122-5WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to take part in this important debate, which I hope will be heard across E...; Pat McFadden | 600 cc123-7WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for F...; David Lidington | 600 c127WH (Link to this contribution)
As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my hon. Fr...; Bob Stewart | 600 c127WH (Link to this contribution)
I intercede only to say that the families of my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurs...; Angus Brendan MacNeil | 600 c127WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) tempts me to quote William Wallace: “I cannot be a tr...; Christian Matheson | 600 c128WH (Link to this contribution)
I apologise for arriving late. I will give the Minister a moment to catch his breath. I was also ...; Jack Lopresti | 600 c129WH (Link to this contribution)
Going back to security and NATO in particular, given that the Spanish are inhibiting NATO naval c...; Bob Stewart | 600 c130WH (Link to this contribution)
When the Minister visited the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron, did he look at the patrol vessels? T...; Kevin Foster | 600 c132WH (Link to this contribution)
The Minister has just hit on a key point about the deprived nature of the area surrounding Gibral...
Subjects: Crime Aviation Immigration controls EU law International cooperation Gibraltar Foreign relations National income Navy Spain Territorial waters
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Gibraltar and Spain

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