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 New Forest East during the statement on Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty, what safeguards govern the disclosure, retention and onward sharing of information provided to the Spanish authorities about UK military movements; and whether such information may be withheld on national security grounds.

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.