§ Ms CorstonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has made concerning the sale by British Aerospace of its space systems business to Matra Marconi Space; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinOfficials from the British National Space Centre regularly discuss current issues with companies in the space sector, including Matra Marconi Space and British Aerospace (Space Systems). Many of these discussions are of a commercially confidential nature.