Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 60851

Gibraltar: Sovereignty

Tabled: 18 June 2025

Answered: 26 June 2025

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Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, Official Report, col 1130, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of the sovereignty clause with th

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The sovereignty clause is fully compatible with the Joint Statement published on 11 June 2025.This Government is fully committed to the double lock: we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty...

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