§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the Government, bearing in mind this country's participation in the three European space organisations, European Launcher Development Organisation, European Space Research Organisation and C.E.T.S., is satisfied with the present situation concerning Europe's co-operative efforts to explore and exploit space for peaceful purposes; or if these efforts are likely to be jeopardised both at the organisational and at the political levels by the lack of a clear sense of European purpose.
§ Mr. MulleyThe communiqué issued after the second European Ministerial Space Conference held in Rome on 11th to 13th July, which considered the state of European co-operative activities in space and at which the United Kingdom was represented by my hon. Friends the Minister of State, Ministry of Technology, and the Minister of State, Department of Education and Science, shows that progress is being made. A copy of this communiqué has been placed in the Library.