In response to a question presented in UK Parliament by Labour MP David Crausby, on the recent incident regarding a Guardia Civil vessel discharging shots at a local Jet ski operator, Minister for Europe David Lidington stated, ‘we have protested formally to Spain in the strongest terms following reports by the Royal Gibraltar Police that Spanish Guardia Civil illegally pursued a jet ski in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters on 23^rd June and fired non-lethal shots. I spoke directly to Spanish Minister Inigo Mendez de Vigo on 25^th June and our charge d’affaires in Madrid was sent in to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reiterate the formal protest.

‘The Prime Minister on 28^th June. We have made clear that the discharge of a weapon in Gibraltar is completely unacceptable. We are urgently seeking a full explanation from Spain.’

Spanish media recently stated that the National Government has shot down the claims.