Question follow-through · 89130
European Space Agency: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the return on investment from UK contributions to the European Space Agency in the past three years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the return on investment from UK contributions to the European Space Agency in the past three years.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Nov 2025
Answer published
Independent monitoring and evaluation analysis conducted in 2025 found that for every £1 the UK contributes to ESA programmes leads to £7.49 (approximately €1: €8.49 based on daily exchange rate from European Central bank) directly benefiting the UK econo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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