Gibraltar Debate
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Lord Chidgey
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(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Baroness Warsi
My Lords, I think that these matters are much more complex than that.
Lord Chidgey (LD)
Is it not the case that there has been not only a 44% reduction in visitors to Gibraltar but a 26% reduction in the number of non-Gibraltarian cars visiting Gibraltar? With 10,000 Spanish workers’ jobs dependent on a growing economy in Gibraltar, is not the use of aggressive tactics at the border to make life more difficult actually damaging the Spanish economy, which is already in a parlous state?
Baroness Warsi
I completely agree with my noble friend. The border delays are impacting on the economies on both sides.