§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what notional contributions are made by Government Departments in support of the Meteorological Office.
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§ Mr. WigginExcept for the services provided by the Property Services Agency all Meteorological Office expenditure is borne on Defence Votes. Charges are made for services provided to other Government Departments and public bodies; these are set out in the latest annual report, a copy of which will be found in the Library.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the financial arrangements for payments to the United States for weather information provided to the Meteorological Office from United States satellites.
§ Mr. WigginNo payment is made for weather information provided to the Meteorological Office from United States satellites. However, the United Kingdom makes a contribution in kind by providing some of the instrumentation in the Polar orbiting satellites.