Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they plan to introduce to deal with the border between Gibraltar and Spain following the UK’s departure from the EU; and what negotiations have taken place with (1) the EU, and (2) Gibraltar, regarding those new arrangements.

The UK Government is negotiating on behalf of the whole UK family, including Gibraltar. We are clear that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations, including the agreements reached on citizens’ rights and an implementation period in December and March. The agreement on citizens’ rights protects cross-border passage for Gibraltarians and EU nationals.

Her Majesty’s Government is committed to fully involving the Government of Gibraltar as we negotiate our departure from the EU, to ensure their priorities are properly taken into account including the functioning of the border. And that is exactly what we are doing through the UK-Gibraltar Joint Ministerial Council (Gibraltar EU Negotiations), which was chaired most recently by Minister Robin Walker on 8 March.