Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 June 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the status accorded by the United Nations to (a) Ceuta, (b) Melilla and (c) Gibraltar.

Answer: Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the status accorded by the United Nations to (a) Ceuta, (b) Melilla and (c) Gibraltar. [62361] Mr. MacShane: For the purposes of Article 73 of the United Nations Charter, Gibraltar appears on the list of territories which have not yet attained a full measure of self-government. Ceuta and Melilla do not appear on this list, and have not been considered by the UN to be non-self-governing territories.

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