Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Questioning UK Minister for Europe David Lidington on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton Jim Dobbin requested information in Parliament yesterday on whether any Minister or official had agreed or taken any steps to restart talks with Spain on the sovereignty of Gibraltar under the Brussels Process or any other bilateral process.
A delegation of the newly formed Unite Young Members Committee will be travelling to the United Kingdom – Esher Place on the 18th November 2013 to attend a course of young members.
This course focuses on Unite organising Strategy, Community Activism and the key issues young people face in the workplace and wider community.
The Merchant Navy Welfare Board recently held their Annual General Meeting in the Tower at the Naval Base.
The Board was established in 1948, although its predecessors date back to 1927. Today the Board has around 40 members subscribing to its Constitution. There are 15 Port Welfare Committees in the UK and one in Gibraltar.