M6 – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 10 December 2015.
Stewart McDonald
Scottish National Party, Glasgow South
9:30,
10 December 2015
What progress his Department has made on identifying a location for a UK spaceport.
Andrew Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As the Prime Minister told the House a few weeks ago, it is the Government’s ambition for the UK to become the European hub for commercial spaceflight, and we hope to launch the competition to select the location for the base in the second half of 2016.
Stewart McDonald
Scottish National Party, Glasgow South
It has long been believed that Prestwick airport was the only place in the UK visited by none other than Elvis. It is an area in desperate need of attention and economic investment. Will the Minister follow in the king’s footsteps and pay a flying visit to see how the Government can help regenerate that vital airport in the west of Scotland?
Andrew Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
I am aware that the visit by Elvis is one of Prestwick’s claims to fame, but there are several other contenders in that competition. I would, of course, be delighted to visit.
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