HC Deb 08 June 1992 vol 209 cc71-2W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those navigational buoys and marks in the Solent which the Royal Navy provides and maintains.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is as follows.

Name Position
W. Princessa 50 40 12N
1 03 57W
Bembridge 50 41 07N
1 02 43W
Nab End 50 42 48N
0 59 23W
Nab East 50 42 48N
1 42 00W
Dean Tail 50 43 01N
0 59 01W
Dean Elbow 50 43 33N
1 01 50W
Warner 50 43 50.5N
1 03 56W
Horse Elbow 50 44 14N
1 03 48W
Cambrian Wk 50 44 14N
1 03 56W
Invincible Wk 50 44.34N
1 02.23W
ASWE 1 50 46.7N
1 02.06W
ASWE 2 50 46.13N
1 02.02W
ASWE 3 50 46.69N
1 02.22W
ASWE 6 50 45.18N
1 02.00W
Langstone F 50 46.17N
1 01 16.5W
Winner 50 45 04N
1 00 00W
Saddle 50 45 00N
1 00 00W
Horse Sand 50 45 29N
1 04 40W
50 45 33N
OSB 1 05 25W
50 46 11N
Boyne 1 05 18W
50 46 11N
Spit Refuge 1 05 22W
50 46 26N
Castle 1 05 18W
50 46 26N
Ridge 1 05 34W
50 46 44N
1 Bar 1 05 43W
50 46.66N
2 Bar 1 05.58W
50 47 02.5N
3 Bar 1 06 10W
50 46 58.5N
4 Bar 1 06 16W
50 47 38N
Ballast 1 06 16W
50 46.58N
Stokes Bay Pier 1 09.00W
50 45 18N
N. Sturbridge 1 08 09W
50 44 42N
N.E. Mining Gd 1 06 18W
50 44.38N
S.W. Mining Gd 1 06.57W
Name Position
50 46 40N
Stokes Bay 1 10 35W
50 46 32.5N
Browndown 1 10 52W
50 47 12N
E. Bramble 1 13 33W
50 46 35N
N. Ryde Middle 1 14 18W
50 46 27N
W. Ryde Middle 1 15 42W
S. Ryde Middle 50 46 06N
1 14 05W
NE Ryde Middle 50 46 11N
1 11 48W
SE Ryde Middle 50 45 54N
1 12 00W
Norris 50 45 55N
1 15 24 W
Peel Bank 50 45 34N
1 13 15W
Peel Wk 50 44 51N
1 13 18W
Mother Bank 50 45 27N
1 11 08W
Flag 'T' 50 43.19N
0 59.30W
Flag 'T' 50 43 01N
0 59.18W
Flag 'T' 50 42.88N
0 59.49W
Flag 'T' 50 43.06N
0 59.77W
Mary Rose 50 45 46N
1 06 10W
Gamma 50 46.34N
1 06.00W
Delta 50 46.01N
1 06.20W
Echo 50 46.09N
1 05.37W
Lucas 50 46.23N
1 08.67W
Alpha 50 46 35N
1 07 30W
Beta 50 46.37N
1 06.25W
Kemps 50 45.15N
1 9.55W
Bowring Rose 50 47.28N
1 12.00W
Ratsey 50 47 63N
1 13.57W
DAKS Simpson 50 45.5N
1 14.3W
Foul Ground 1 50 48.85N
1 07.09W
Foul Ground 2 50 48.93N
1 07.09W
Mobel 50 46.13N
1 13.00W

Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the policy reasons for the provision of buoyage by the Royal Navy in the Solent.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Queen's harbour master provides and maintains navigation buoys in the Solent as required by schedule 1, regulation 1 of the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Act 1978.

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