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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the commercial viability of space launches from the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the commercial viability of space launches from the UK.
Due to the support Government has given to the sector, we are already seeing a commercial market for UK launch start to develop, with commercial launch operators planning multiple launches from Scotland over the coming years.
The UK Space Agency is currently developing the next phase of the Spaceflight programme to continue supporting our launch capabilities and ensure the UK has a leading launch industry in Europe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that businesses in the space sector can engage with her Department in delivery of the National Space Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that businesses in the space sector can engage with her Department in delivery of the National Space Strategy.
The Government has made good progress delivering against every element of the National Space Strategy 10 Point Plan, which set out our initial focus areas. We will soon publish the next steps we are taking to: deliver the National Space Strategy, develop the policy which needs to underpin it, and the concrete action we are taking now to support the sector.
The Department regularly engages with businesses in the space sector that are crucial to delivering investment and sector growth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of (a) skills and (b) workforces in the industrial space sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of (a) skills and (b) workforces in the industrial space sector.
In the 2021 to 2022 school year, the UK Space Agency’s funding delivered over 1.5M interactions between young people and space sector professionals, and the Space Placements in Industry programme has seen over 400 university students undertake placements with space employers, with 60% progressing into space careers.
We will invest up to £15 million in the UK Space Agency’s Inspiration programme over this spending period to address the skills gap and inspire the next generation. This funding will improve access to the skilled people that the sector needs, signpost the accessibility of space careers to professionals in other sectors, and ensure that professionals can access relevant training. The space sector continues to benefit from broader STEM careers support delivered by UK Research & Innovation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she will take with the (a) Secretary of State for Defence, (b) Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and (c) Secretary of State for Business and Trade to deliver the National Space Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she will take with the (a) Secretary of State for Defence, (b) Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and (c) Secretary of State for Business and Trade to deliver the National Space Strategy.
The delivery of our National Space Strategy is a whole-of-government effort, co-ordinated through the National Space Board jointly chaired by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Ministry of Defence. The Government will soon publish the next steps it will take to deliver the National Space Strategy, develop the policy which needs to underpin it, and the concrete action the Government is taking now to support the sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement, Boost for space clusters across the UK, whether the funding for the Open University to support and coordinate regional space sector growth ambitions in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is part of the Levelling Up...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement, Boost for space clusters across the UK, whether the funding for the Open University to support and coordinate regional space sector growth ambitions in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is part of the Levelling Up...
This Government is fully committed to levelling up across the whole of the UK. The funding for the Oxford to Cambridge arc is one of ten grants we have provided across all parts of the UK to support space sector growth and connect the space sector ecosystem. The activity delivered by the Open University will reach into the South midlands and across to East Anglia and will ensure expertise in the region is accessible to the whole of the UK and vice versa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with European organisations on plans for manned space flight and exploration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with European organisations on plans for manned space flight and exploration.