To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of employment created in small and medium-sized businesses in the UK by European Space Agency projects. (216037)

There are no estimates available relating solely to small and medium-sized business employment on European Space Agency projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of employment created in the UK by European Space Agency projects. (216038)

There are no estimates relating solely to European Space Agency projects but in the ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ survey published by BNSC in 2006, analysis indicated that 16,200 people were already employed in the space sector and, taking indirect factors into account, the UK space sector contributes some £7 billion and 70,000 jobs to the economy.