ACCESS TO GIBRALTAR

Early day motion 324, tabled 11 February 1999 by Jimmy Hood (Labour). Signed by 56 members.

That this House condemns the aggression of the Government of Spain against the people of Gibraltar in initiating a campaign of attrition which has created what amounts to a blockade of the border between Spain and Gibraltar; notes the gross breach of EU law; denounces the threat by the Spanish Government to forbid Gibraltar-bound civilian airlines from over-flying Gibraltar airspace; deplores the use of innocent citizens of Spain and Gibraltar as political pawns in Spain's campaign to force Gibraltar against these hostile acts; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to take effective action and challenge Spain's conduct.

Signatures by party: Conservative 23, Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 10, UUP 4, Labour/Co-operative 3.