Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following reports that Gibraltar is considering joining the EU Schengen area, what assessment they have made of the (1) advantages, and (2) disadvantages, of such a move for (a) Gibraltar, and (b) the UK.

After we leave, the United Kingdom will be negotiating the future relationship with the EU on behalf of the whole United Kingdom family, including Gibraltar. Working closely together, the United Kingdom and Gibraltar Governments have always supported arrangements at the border with Spain which promote fluidity and shared prosperity in the region. The United Kingdom, including Gibraltar, is not part of the borderless Schengen zone.