§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to impose a 12-mile fishing limit around South Georgia.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThe extension of the territorial sea of South Georgia to 12 nautical miles came into effect on 1 January 1990.
§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of the agreements signed with other nations to fish in the south Atlantic.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesThere are no agreements to fish in the south Atlantic between the United Kingdom or its dependent territories and other states. Some agreements have, however, been signed between the Governments of certain dependent territories and private fishing companies or associations.
In addition there are European Community agree-ments, entered into on behalf of all member states, which have been signed with Angola, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Equatorial, Ivory Coast, Sao Tome and Principle, and Senegal. Copies of proposals for these agreements will have been made available to the House through the normal procedure for European Community documents and the final agreements appear in the Official Journal of the European Community.