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.
Below follows the Chief Minister’s address at the Gibraltar Reception Conservative Party Conference:
Ladies and Gentlemen
What a pleasure it is to welcome you again after so many years of pandemic absence. I know that Joseph Garcia, the Deputy Chief Minister, and I are amongst friends here tonight. And I say that, not just because we are accompanied by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. James has long been a friend.
Gibraltar Disability Society has issued a statement calling for Government to include questions regarding health conditions lasting or expecting to last 12 months or more in this year's Census.
The Captain of the Port has briefed the Recovery Coordination Group, Chaired by Minister for the Port Vijay Daryanani, this afternoon on the latest developments regarding the OS 35.
The GHA will offer a COVID-19 booster vaccine that provides immunity against both the original and Omicron variants of the virus this autumn. This will be offered in conjunction with a Seasonal Influenza vaccine. Both vaccines are safe to be administered at the same time.