PREM19/2012
Aerospace (Space policy) (Part 3)

Date	Value	Title
87 Feb 9 Mo	Minor	Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Caldecote, Lord Bessborough, Sir Peter Emery, Sir Ian Lloyd) [involvement in ESA; private sector funding; "heavy costs" of supporting "big 'diplomatic' projects"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 14 Tu	Major	Aerospace: Young minute for MT ("Space") [can't give space "higher priority" than other support DTI gives to R&D] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 16 Th	Major	Aerospace: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Clarke) [decisions on space, IT spending; European R&D commitments] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Major	Aerospace: No.10 minute for MT ("Space") [attempts to "wrest resources" from departments; announcements on funding decisions] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fr	Major	Aerospace: Fairclough minute for MT ("Space") [withdrawing from space activities would impact competitiveness, scientific and technological reputation] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 20 Mo	Major	Aerospace: Clarke minute for MT ("Space and IT92") [announcement needed on policy: should maintain current level of spending on space and not enter new ESA programmes] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 20 Mo	Major	Aerospace: No.10 minute for MT ("Space and IT'92") [Clarke announcement on spending; DTI's "substantial bids" in PES round] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 20 Mo	Major	Aerospace: No.10 minute to Fairclough ("Space") [most ministers give space spending a low priority] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Minor	Aerospace: Younger minute to Clarke ("Space and IT92") [won't challenge conclusion that additional involvement in space not a priority, resources better used elsewhere] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Major	Technology: Clarke minute for MT ("Space and IT'92") [proposal for industry to pay up to 70% of total costs of new IT programme] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Major	Technology: No.10 minute for MT ("Space and IT92") [Clarke's statement should make no specific commitment on domestic IT funding] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Major	Technology: No.10 minute to Clarke PS ("Space and IT92") [postpone firm announcement on IT spending] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Major	Aerospace: Fairclough minute for MT ("Space and IT92") [need time to discuss space as part of PES round] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 21 Tu	Major	Technology: Major minute to Clarke ("Space and IT92") [proposed funding announcement causes problems for PES round; "reservations" about "rationale, objectives" of IT programme] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 We	Major	Technology: No.10 minute to Clarke PS ("Space and IT92") [MT not convinced proposal on IT spending "thought through in sufficient detail"; announcement on space has to be made now] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 We	Major	Aerospace: Guise minute to No.10 ("Space and IT 92") [DTI triyng to "bulldoze through" proposals; presentation of funding decisions] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 We	Major	Aerospace: Clarke minute to Howe ("Space") [decision on funding could be "exposed in a controversial and damaging way"] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 22 We	Major	Aerospace: Howe minute to Clarke ("Space and IT92") [problems with a "hasty and uncoordinated" announcement on ESA and Space Station participation] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Jul 23 Th	Minor	Aerospace: Clarke PS minute to No.10 ("Space") [answers to parliamentary questions on funding decision] [declassified Jul 2016]
87 Aug 19 We	Major	Aerospace: Young PS minute to No.10 (Space) [BNSC to commit £4m to participation in extending ESA programmes] [declassified Jul 2016]