Ministry of Defence written question – answered on 20 September 2023.
Andrew Rosindell
Conservative, Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has recorded the presence of a Spanish naval vessel in Gibraltarian territorial waters in each of the past six months.
James Heappey
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The Ministry of Defence has recorded the presence of 11 Spanish naval vessels in Gibraltarian territorial waters in the last six months. This is broken down by month as follows:
Month | Innocent Passage | Surface Incursion | Total |
Apr | 1 | 1 | 2 |
May | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Jun | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jul | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Aug | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sep | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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