HL Deb 02 February 1978 vol 388 c916WA
Lord KENNET

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many "international straits" (within the meaning of the Composite Negotiating Text) in which the regime of free transit for warships (including submerged submarines) would operate, exist within 12 nautical miles of the United Kingdom.

Lord WINTERBOTTOM

The main straits used for international navigation within the meaning of the Informal Composite Negotiating Text, which exist within 12 miles of the United Kingdom, appear to be as follows:

  • Waters between the Orkney and Shetland Islands
  • Pentland Firth
  • North Channel
  • Dover Strait
  • Waters between Land's End and the Scilly Isles.