Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 32
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Acknowledged
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We welcome the publication of the National Space Strategy, which provides a good overarching vision...
Conclusion
We welcome the publication of the National Space Strategy, which provides a good overarching vision for future civil and defence space applications. However, the strategy lacks details on how its broad aims will be achieved and does not specify on which areas the Government will focus its efforts. Additionally, the strategy does not clarify what funding will be made available to the sector to ensure the success of the strategy’s initial ten-point plan.
Government Response Summary
The government is committed to delivering the National Space Strategy and has set out additional information in the UKSA Corporate Plan 2022–25 regarding the Agency’s approach to programme design.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Government is committed to delivering the National Space Strategy. Through the UKSA Corporate Plan 2022–25, additional information has been set out regarding the Agency’s approach to programme design to deliver government’s priorities. This included further detail on how budgets have been allocated within UKSA. Alongside this DSIT has taken other steps, such as the publication of our Plan for Space Sustainability, in addition to the Defence Space Strategy and the Joint Doctrine Publication have been published by the Ministry of Defence. support the National Space Strategy and will continue to do so. Such industry engagement has been crucial in helping shape proposals for developing space sector policy and identifying the UK’s civil space capability needs which the Government intends to publish in in early 2023, alongside a broader update on progress.