§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider it in accordance with international law for a merchant ship on the high seas to be questioned about its origin, destination, and cargo, by a warship of another state.
§ Baroness YoungThe conditions under which a warship which encounters a foreign merchant ship on the high seas may board it are set out in the Geneva Convention on the High Seas of 1958, in particular Article 22.