§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the "joint ocean surveillance information centre", where it is located, whether it is part of the NATO system, whether the Royal Navy participates in it, and what breadth of territorial sea it is programmed to recognise, and how it is funded.
§ The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Lord Trefgarne)The joint ocean surveillance information centre is a Royal Navy project funded by the UK. It would not be in the national interest to provide the other information requested.