§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will report progress on the Ariane project; what representations he has received from(a) Professor David Southwood of Imperial college, London, and (b) Professor Stephen Schwartz and other plasma physicists at Queen Mary and Westfield colleges, London on this matter; what reply he sent; and if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library. [6106]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorFollowing the failure of Ariane 501, a second qualification flight is planned for April 1997. A third qualification flight, which might also carry a commercial payload, is planned for September 1997.
I have received letters from Professor Schwartz and, via the hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Dalyell) from Professor Southwood about the Cluster mission. Copies of the correspondence have been placed in the Library of the House.