§ 38. Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in what ways his Department considers environmental aspects of the European Space Agency's programmes in general and of the remote sensing programmes in particular.
§ Mr. KingMy Department, in association with others, considers the environmental aspects of space technology, which includes the European Space Agency programme, at the interdepartmental group on space policy. We contribute to the development of remote sensing through our membership of the programme board of the national remote sensing centre. This board is chaired by the Department of Industry which also leads for the United Kingdom on the Council of European Space Agency.