Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Second Report - UK space strategy and U…
Deferred
Considering the importance of developing secure access to PNT services, we are disappointed that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is delaying the finalisation and publication of the PNT strategy and therefore refusing to commit to the critical action that needs to be taken. Although BEIS is …
Government response. The government has deferred action on the PNT strategy, stating that the cross-government PNT team, now within the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, will complete its work by Spring 2023 to decide on the next steps, including whether to …
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Recommendation
Second Report - UK space strategy and U…
Deferred
We commend the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s approach to promoting the sustainable and safe use of space by developing a “regulatory road map” for the sustainable use of space and working with like- minded nations to promote the safe use of space. The Department should publish this …
Government response. The government is working to develop a roadmap for the sustainable use of space, aiming to reach consensus and deliver it by the summer of 2023, building on the recently announced Plan for Space Sustainability.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Recommendation
Second Report - UK space strategy and U…
Deferred
While we accept that the scope of the UK space industry is quickly changing and that the Government must take an adaptable approach to measuring its success, dropping headline targets when producing strategies and plans indicates a lack of ambition. If the implementation of the new National Space Strategy is …
Government response. The government is leading work to identify a coherent set of UK space capability needs and will publish developed capability goals in Spring 2023, with further work to identify how the capabilities could be achieved to follow.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Recommendation
Seventh Report - UK space strategy and …
Deferred
We are pleased to see the progress being made at spaceports across the country and with the pace at which SaxaVord Spaceport, which has been almost entirely privately funded, is developing. SaxaVord Spaceport is now likely to be the first spaceport ready for vertical orbital launch activities. International experience shows …
Government response. The government deflected from addressing financial support for the UK launch sector by referencing a letter about publishing outcomes of work on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) by autumn.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Recommendation
Seventh Report - UK space strategy and …
Deferred
The Government continues to delay key decisions that need to be made about the UK’s critical Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capabilities. It has long promised to update its PNT strategy but work on this topic has been passed between departments and teams and is yet to amount to any …
Government response. The government defers the publication of its Position, Navigation and Timing Strategy, stating DSIT hopes to publish the outcome of its work by autumn of this year at the latest, rather than alongside the report response as recommended.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology