The Government has invited fifteen members of the House of Commons and three from the House of Lords to Gibraltar for National Day, as part of what they say is their commitment to return National Day to its traditional format. Amongst them son of the legendary figure of Northern Irish history the Rev Ian Paisley.

This year there will be representatives from the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party, the Ulster Unionist Party, the Democratic Unionist Party and the Scottish National Party. Making it the first time that there has been such a wide representation from parties across the political spectrum in the Houses of Parliament.

The full list is:

The Lord Chidgey Liberal Democrat

Mr Oliver Colvile MP Conservative

Mr Jim Dobbin MP Labour

Mr David Evennett MP Conservative

Mr Stephen Hepburn MP Labour

The Lord Jones of Cheltenham Liberal Democrat

Ms Eleanor Laing MP Conservative

Ms Jessica Lee MP Conservative

Mr Jack Lopresti MP Conservative

Mr David Morris MP Conservative

Mr Ian Paisley MP DUP

Ms Dawn Primarolo MP Labour

Mr John Robertson MP Labour

The Lord Rogan Ulster Unionist Party

Mr Andrew Rosindell MP Conservative

Mr Alec Shelbrooke MP Conservative

Mr Jim Sheridan MP Labour

Mr Angus MacNeil MP Scottish National Party

The Parliamentarians will be accompanied by friend and supporter of Gibraltar for many years Andrew MacKinlay.

The Government has arranged a number of events for them which include a political briefing by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo with the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia.