§ Mr. Skeetasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the type of research at present being conducted at the Dollis Hill Research Station on communications-satellite systems; and if he will give details of actual inter- 198W nation or domestic projects which have so far been brought to the development stage, to which the station has made a substantial contribution.
§ Mr. BevinsThis work concerns developments in ground station aerial systems, the steering of them to follow satellites, and associated radio transmitters and receivers. In addition, assessments are being made of the development problems to be solved in the telecommunications elements of the satellite itself and their impact on overall system design. The Dollis Hill Research Station contributed substantially to the provisions of the experimental equipment in the Post Office Earth Station at Goonhilly Down, Cornwall. As a result, many experiments have been carried out with the American Telstar and Relay satellites in association with ground stations of the American, French. Italian and Brazilian authorities.