§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many incidents have been recorded by his Department of the snagging of nets of fishing vessels by Royal Navy or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation submarines in each of the past five years giving the location of such incidents.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested is as follows:
413W
Date Vessel Location 18 February 1987 Summer Mourne Irish Sea 26 September 1987 Heroine North Channel 6 December 1987 Prevail North Channel
Date Vessel Location 27 October 1988 Brilliant Star Sound of Bute 3 December 1988 Mount Eden North West of Mallin Head 17 April 1989 Laurel Irish Sea 28 June 1989 Huntress Firth of Clyde 12 September 1989 Contestor Irish Sea 13 November 1989 Scotia Butt of Lewis