§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have exchanged with the Soviet authorities in a timely manner appropriate information concerning the recent incident in which a British submarine lost part of a towed array, as provided for in their agreement of 1986 with the Government of the Soviet Union concerning the prevention of incidents at sea beyond the territorial sea.
§ Lord TrefgarneWe follow the practice of all previous governments in not commenting on submarine operations. In any case, the details of any discussions between the British and Soviet Governments about the operation of the agreement concerning the prevention of incidents at sea would be confidential.