HC Deb 17 July 1946 vol 425 c1198
13. Captain Marsden

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what areas within the territorial limits of the United Kingdom remain to be cleared of wrecks and mines.

Mr. Alexander

As the answer is long, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

The following areas within British territorial waters still remain to be cleared of mines:

  1. (a) All waters of under three fathoms in the Thames Estuary.
  2. (b) An area off Harwich from South-wold to Foulness Point.
  3. (c) An area off the Butt of Lewis.
  4. (d) The waters between Islay and Londonderry.

The following areas remain to be cleared of wrecks which are dangerous to navigation:

East Coast of U.K.:

  1. (a) Cromarty Firth.
  2. (b) Peterhead to South Foreland.

South Coast of U.K.:

  1. (a) South Foreland to Dungeness.
  2. (b) Beachy Head to Selsey Bill.
  3. (c) Poole Bay.
  4. (d) Falmouth Bay.

West Coast of U.K.:

  1. (a) Parts of Bristol Channel.
  2. (b) Milford Haven.
  3. (c) Liverpool Bay.

Northern Ireland:

Orkneys: