Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he is satisfied with the speed of border crossings between Spain and Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.

No. Delays at the Gibraltar-Spain border have been causing inconvenience for EU citizens over the past 18 months. We have made clear to Spain at the highest level that these delays are unacceptable. The European Commission has confirmed our view, stating that checks giving rise to waiting several hours to cross the border are ‘disproportionate’. We are working with the European Commission to ensure that Spain implements the recommendations it has received on improving the flow of people and traffic.