Written question asked by Peter Duncan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 October 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 15 October 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long he expects the ban on fishing extending across Luce Bay in Wigtownshire to remain in place due to unrecovered ordnance left by the RAF after testing procedures. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how long he expects the ban on fishing extending across Luce Bay in Wigtownshire to remain in place due to unrecovered ordnance left by the RAF after testing procedures. [6087] Dr. Moonie: The area of Luce Bay currently closed to fishing covers approximately 2 square miles. Officials are working with the appropriate authorities to have navigation buoys put in place to mark clearly an area of 0.103 square miles which will be permanently closed to fishing. The work to place the buoys is expected to be completed shortly.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 6087; 372 c956W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Ammunition Air force Bomb disposal Fisheries Safety Testing Luce Bay
Contains statistics: Yes
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