HL Deb 01 February 1978 vol 388 c845WA
Lord KENNET

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Soviet Union has conducted fishery or any other research within the present area of the British fishery zone or on or over the British Continental Shelf that required permission from the British authorities and, if so, for what period and with what British participation.

Lord GORONWY-ROBERTS

The United Kingdom recognises in general freedom of research on the High Seas, including its fishery zone, unless it is research concerning the Continental Shelf and conducted there. Comprehensive information is not available therefore as to what research has been undertaken within the area of the present fishery zone or over its Continental Shelf. Much of the fishery research is conducted under the auspices of ICES so that the results become available to the British authorities.