HC Deb 29 June 1978 vol 952 c653W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what will be the purpose of extra Coastguard watch on the Pentland Firth when the whole area will soon be under radar surveillance.

Mr. Clinton Davis

I welcome the decision of the Orkney Islands Council to extend the range of its harbour radar. I am still considering whether the volume of traffic now using the Pentland Firth would justify any extension of Coastguard activity in the area.

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