Oral Answers to Questions

Drew Hendry Excerpts

Tuesday 31st January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Kelly Tolhurst (Rochester and Strood) (Con)]

5. What recent assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of the UK aerospace.

[Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)]

6. What assessment he has made of the aerospace industry’s contribution to economic growth across the UK.

[Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)]

11. What recent assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of the UK aerospace.

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[Drew Hendry]

What guarantees will the Minister give to ADS, the group representing the UK aerospace industry, which states that it must have

“Access to vital space programmes initiated by the European Space Agency, but funded by specific EU programmes”?

[Jesse Norman]

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has already talked about the importance of our satellite programmes in this country. The European Space Agency sits outside the EU structure, so it will be handled separately from EU discussions.