Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to establish a free trade area between the UK and Gibraltar which will be in place after the UK leaves the EU.

The British Government and the Government of Gibraltar are working to maintain and strengthen our economic links. Ministers discussed progress on this at the Joint Ministerial Council (Gibraltar Europe Negotiations) in September. The Treasury agreed to continue to work closely together with The Government of Gibraltar on financial services, committing to a programme of work on insurance. We have also established a working group to discuss mutual opportunities in the online gaming industry, where Gibraltar is a global leader.