§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Soviet sailing schooner "Zarya" asked for and obtained permission to conduct research into the geological structure of the seabed off Scotland during the summer of 1980.
§ The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) Lord Carrington)No permission has been granted for any Soviet vessel to carry out research on the United Kingdom's continental shelf in recent years. If the noble Lord will let me have further details of this particular case, I shall be happy to look into it.