§ 39. Mr. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how far territorial waters extend round the Falkland Islands and the Falkland Island dependencies.
§ Mr. WhitlockThree miles.
§ 40. Mr. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what proposals he has for protecting the fishing rights of the islanders in the Falkland Islands area.
§ Mr. WhitlockFishing in the territorial waters of the Colony is regulated by local ordinance under which a licence is required.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, if he will 204W make a further statement on the future of the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received from official and unofficial bodies in the Falkland Islands proposing any change in the present constitutional position of the islands.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what consultations have been held with representative persons and bodies in the Falkland Islands about their constitutional future.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI would refer the hon. Members to the reply given today to the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Sir J. Langford-Holt).