§ 39. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs if he can now state his plans to enlarge Admiralty jurisdiction under the Administration of Justice Act, 1956, indicating the present and future limits of that jurisdiction in British Antarctic territories, in Tonga and in what were formerly West Indies territories.
§ Mrs. HartI have no present plans for future territorial extension of the enlarged Admiralty jurisdiction under the Administration of Justice Act, 1956. With regard to the British Antarctic Territory and Tonga, I have nothing to add to my reply of 2nd May [Vol. 746, c. 279–80]. With regard to the West Indies, the Act has already been suitably extended to all those West Indian States and Territories for whose external relations the British Government is responsible.