§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Caernarvon (Mr. Wigley) on 22 April, Official Report, c. 140, he will publish a White Paper setting out in detail the basis of the United Kingdom's 268W claims to (a) the Falkland Islands, (b) South Georgia, (c) the South Sandwich Islands and (d) the British Antarctic Territory, and the United Kingdom's response to any competing claims affecting each territory.
§ Mr. OnslowNo decision has been taken to publish such a White Paper. Information about the basis of the United Kingdom's claims to the territories concerned is contained in the reference paper published by the Central Office of Information on the Falkland Islands and Dependencies, and the booklet also published by the Central Office of Information on the Antarctic. Copies of both publications are in the Library of the House.