Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of 16 July 2026 in response to the Rt hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills during the statement on Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty, whether the arrangements for moving British commercial goods into Gibraltar were tested with UK businesses before provisional application of the Treaty began.

His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar engaged with businesses and stakeholders that operate in Gibraltar (including UK companies) in advance of provisional application and has continued that engagement during implementation. It published guidance on the new arrangements for goods on 2 February (https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/technical-notice-business-community-transitional-arrangements-for-goods-under-the-treaty-632026-11659), further technical guidance on customs procedures and transit arrangements on 16 June (https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/government-publishes-further-treaty-related-customs-guidance-4622026-12099), and comprehensive FAQs for businesses and traders on 19 June (https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/minister-arias-vasquez-publishes-comprehensive-treaty-faqs-for-businesses-4742026-12114).