§ 52. Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on proposals for a joint space station.
§ Mr. PattieThis would he premature at the moment. Since President. Reagan invited the United Kingdom and other member states of the European Space Agency to join the United States of America in building a manned space station, studies have been proceeding on the elements that Europe might provide and on how we should use the space station to maximum benefit. The results of these studies are due later this year and only then will decisions be possible on whether to proceed into the development stage and with what goals.