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Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Warsi (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 February 2013.


Gibraltar

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incursions were made by the Spanish Civil Guard into the territorial waters of Gibraltar in January 2013; and how many times the Navy took action to stop any such incursions in that month.[HL5224]

Answer

Guardia Civil vessels made a total of 28 unlawful incursions within British Gibraltar Territorial Waters in January 2013. The Royal Navy has continued to challenge Spanish vessels illegally entering British Gibraltarian Territorial Waters during this time. All unlawful incursions are subsequently followed up with formal diplomatic protests.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
743 c144WA; HL5224
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Gibraltar Navy Territorial waters Spain
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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