§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much the UK has contributed to the European Space Agency budget in each of the last five years. [58535]
§ Ms HewittFigures for space expenditure contributed to the European Space Agency and co-ordinated through the British National Space Centre (BNSC) for each of the last five years, and for total civil space expenditure through BNSC, are as follows.
£million ESA expenditure Total BNSC expenditure 1997–98 133.25 183.18 1998–99 129.82 184.99 1999–2000 107.08 172.62 2000–01 98.00 177.38 2001–02 97.13 169.18