The shadow asks for confirmation on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act process and scrutiny timetable, stressing the need to avoid a repeat of the Chagos deal’s lack of transparency. She also requests an unambiguous guarantee that nothing in the agreement constrains the UK military base's operations and freedom.

The shadow seeks details on stress-testing with British businesses and asks for guidance publication timelines regarding commercial goods entry into Gibraltar. She also raises concerns about border chaos during the implementation phase.

She inquires about the impact of Gibraltar’s new residency regulations on British citizens’ ability to live and work there, especially those at retirement age. The shadow also asks about contingency plans should Spain provoke any issues.

Concerned about the UK-Gibraltar concordat, she asks for clarification on its implications should there be a change of Government in Gibraltar.

Let me start by joining the Minister in expressing the Opposition’s sincere condolences to all those affected by the recent wildfires in Spain. I am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Our starting position is that an agreed legal basis for Gibraltar’s relationship with the EU is needed. Businesses in both Gibraltar and Britain need certainty, British citizens travelling to Gibraltar need certainty, and the many thousands of frontier workers need certainty. We have asked five urgent questions and numerous parliamentary questions to try to establish the Government’s intentions but often receive unsatisfactory non-answers. I ask for confirmation that the 21 sitting day CRaG process will apply and set out the timetable for that today.

On the military base, can the Minister offer an unambiguous guarantee that nothing in this agreement constrains the operation or sovereign control of His Majesty’s armed forces?

On entry of British goods into Gibraltar, can the Minister confirm whether the new process has been stress-tested with British businesses and when guidance for businesses will be published?

On the movement of people, what assessment has the Minister made of their impact on the ability of British citizens to live and work in Gibraltar?

I congratulate the Minister on this important agreement, which provides certainty for the people of Gibraltar, while also providing economic opportunities and important safeguards for that place. I thank Foreign Office staff for the work that they have done, and both the current and previous Gibraltar Government representatives in the UK.

I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, having had the privilege of visiting Gibraltar last July. I warmly welcome the agreement and congratulate the Minister and the Government, together with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister on securing it... (full question as provided)

I congratulate the Minister and his counterparts in the Gibraltarian Government on getting this treaty over the line. Along with many Members across this House, I went on a visit to Gibraltar a few weeks ago... Can the Minister confirm that there will be no diminishment in or deterioration of the capability and operational abilities of our forces and our base in Gibraltar? Are there things that this treaty enables us to do that will enhance our military capacity in Gibraltar?

May I warmly endorse what the Minister said about the Falkland Islands, and ask a question or two about security aspects? Given that both we and Spain are in NATO... Is there any danger that, without the land border, people will be enabled to get on an aeroplane and come to the UK who might pose a security threat, and then we would be in difficulty sending them back?

I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Gibraltar, I warmly congratulate the Government on successfully securing this historic, landmark agreement... Does the Minister agree that those criticising this agreement should spend less time speaking on what they believe is for Gibraltar and more time listening to the people of Gibraltar?

I understand entirely why His Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar needed a new arrangement following our departure from the European Union. However, I believe this agreement is deeply flawed—it is quite clearly a constitutional compromise... Having sat in this House when the previous Labour Government tried to negotiate joint sovereignty with Spain, I know that we simply cannot trust Madrid or the European Union—if we give them something, they will give nothing back.

I congratulate the Minister on the agreement. Does he agree that it is only possible in part because of the work that this Government have done to repair the relationship between Britain and the European Union? That is in the interests of the people of Gibraltar and the people of Glasgow who I represent.

Notwithstanding the article 2 sovereignty clause, this treaty demands that Gibraltar aligns with a number of EU laws, standards and tariffs. If the European Court of Justice is at odds with a Gibraltar court on the application of those, no matter of arbitration will ever shift the European Union from being absolutely wedded to the supremacy, in their eyes, of the European Court of Justice. How can that sovereignty test ever be met?

As the Minister knows from our Westminster Hall debate last week, I was part of an APPG delegation to Gibraltar a couple of months ago, where we had a wide-ranging set of meetings. I congratulate all those involved in achieving the treaty. One reservation that was put to me by the Leader of the Opposition there—who did, of course, eventually support the treaty—was about possible future changes. He wanted an absolute guarantee that the people of Gibraltar would have the final say on any future constitutional changes. Could the Minister confirm that is the case?