Question follow-through · 127865
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment was made of the potential impact on UK atmospheric science capability before the decision to cease funding for the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment was made of the potential impact on UK atmospheric science capability before the decision to cease funding for the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 26 March 2026 to Question UIN 122902, on 14 April 2026 to Question UIN 124177, and on 16 April 2026 to Question UIN 123983.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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