HL Deb 18 June 1984 vol 453 cc136-7WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they recognise other states' 12-nautical-mile contiguous zone outside a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea.

Baroness Young

We recognise coastal state jurisdiction in accordance with international law in contiguous zones within a limit of 12 miles from the baselines. Recognition of contiguous zones extending to 24 miles is among the questions being considered in connection with the possible extension to 12 miles of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.