§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the state of relations with the French Government over the Guernsey court case involving the French vessel La Confiance 2; what representations he has received; and what is his policy on the jurisdiction over the waters concerned. [81652]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe Master of La Confiance 2 was arrested on 26 August last year on suspicion of fishing illegally within Guernsey's fishing limits. He was convicted on 7 April by a Guernsey court. Our Ambassador in Paris discussed the case with the French authorities on 19 April. Sir M. Jay made clear that we considered the arrest had been made in accordance with UK and international law.