§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a White Paper setting out the issues at stake between Iceland and the United Kingdom in the fisheries dispute and outlining the past history involved.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleYes.
§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he recognises Iceland's exclusive right to fisheries belonging to the 151W sedentary species beyond the 12-mile limit.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleYes. Under the 1958 Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf, which in this respect is declaratory of customary international law, Iceland has the exclusive right to exploit the sedentary species of fish on the Continental Shelf. This right does not extend to free-swimming fish in the superjacent waters.