§ Mr. Wattasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take early action to extend Great Britain's fishing limits to 50 miles.
§ Mr. BishopNo. The general question of limits to fisheries jurisdicition is among the issues being discussed at the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference in which we are participating fully and which reconvenes in Geneva in March of next years. Any decision regarding the United Kingdom's fishing limits will be taken in the light of the outcome of the conference.