Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026 to the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills during the statement on Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty, whether any movement of UK military personnel or goods to, through or from Gibraltar requires prior authorisation from the Spanish authorities under the Treaty or its associated administrative arrangements.

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Minister for Europe's remarks during the Grand Committee debate on the UK-EU Agreement in respect of Gibraltar on 20 October, and to the evidence given separately by the Minister for Europe and the Chief Minister of Gibraltar to the House of Lords European Affairs Committee on 15 September.