asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what are the present activities of the Commonwealth Consultative Space Research Committee; and if he will make a statement.

The Commonwealth Consultative Space Research Committee is a private body with headquarters at the Royal Society, who provide the Secretariat. I understand that it is a consultative body, which aims to further Commonwealth co-operation in the field of space research, and has usually met when an international scientific meeting brings together Commonwealth representatives in this field.