European Union (Referendum) Bill

Baroness Hoey Excerpts
Friday 8th November 2013

(11 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thomas Docherty Portrait Thomas Docherty
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The hon. Gentleman must have misspoken. I think he just said—perhaps I heard him wrong—that Gibraltar could join the kingdom of Spain without leaving the United Kingdom.

Thomas Docherty Portrait Thomas Docherty
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for endorsing me. I do not think the hon. Gentleman meant to say that. He said that Gibraltar is self-governing. It has self-government on many issues, but not all. We still provide its international relations, Home Office functions and defence functions. I think the hon. Gentleman is misspeaking.