§ 41. Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Air his plans for launching satellites carrying scientific instruments when suitable rockets are fired during training.
§ Mr. W. J. TaylorI have no plans to announce at present.
§ Mr. de FreitasIs the Under-Secretary aware that, after all that research in finding the Answer among his papers, 1441 we had hoped for a little more information? Is he also aware of the full implication of paragraph 14 of the Report on Scientific Policy? Is the Royal Air Force really doing all it can to help our scientists to get satellites into space in the course of ordinary R.A.F. training at no extra cost to the taxpayer?
§ Mr. TaylorI am aware of the importance of this matter, but there are other Government Departments involved in research and so on. The Government are anxious to press on and I shall certainly draw to the attention of my noble Friend the Minister for Science, and other Ministers concerned, what has been said by the hon. Gentleman.