Written question asked by Martin Caton (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2014. It was answered by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
European Space Agency
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the time taken for the general release of data from European Science Agency (ESA) projects; and if he will make future UK contributions to ESA projects conditional on full and immediate release of all data.
- Answer
-
Data release from ESA missions is governed by agreements approved by all Member States. Release is normally after 6 months, allowing the scientists leading the mission –including many from the UK - to check the integrity of the data and undertake necessary calibrations. This is essential for the data to be scientifically useful.
The UK will continue to press for the best agreements to maximise the effective use of the data and ensure that images are available as soon as possible to inform the public about these exciting projects.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 212454
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- European Space Agency
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2015-05-22 05:42:30 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2014-15/212454
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2014-15/212454
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2014-15/212454