Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a channel of communication with Spanish authorities on (a) military flights landing at RAF Gibraltar and (b) amphibious operations launched from Gibraltar.

The Ministry of Defence retains channels of communication with Spanish counterparts, at official and senior levels, on a range of issues. Where appropriate to do so, the UK Ministry of Defence shares some information relating to military operations with Spanish authorities; this is in line with our usual practices for cooperating with Allies.