Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 33
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We are reassured that the Government has set up a national space board that is...
Recommendation
We are reassured that the Government has set up a national space board that is developing a cross-Government implementation plan to sit alongside the National UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure 81 Space Strategy. To ensure that the space sector understands what steps the Government is taking to support the sector, the plan should indicate which areas of space the Government intends to focus. The Government should publish its implementation plan no later than the end of February 2023. It should publish annual progress reports to show how the goals of the strategy are being met.
Government Response Summary
The response discusses the budgets for civil space, set through the Spending Review process, including a record £1.75bn investment in the UK space sector through UKSA budgets and the UKSA corporate plan 2022–25.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The budgets for civil space are set through the Spending Review process, through which we are investing a record £1.75bn in the UK space sector through UKSA budgets. Space activity also benefits from many of the wider interventions the Government makes in the economy, including through R&D investment by UKRI. to deliver on our ambitions for space—this is a key priority for the Government. The UKSA corporate plan 2022–25 sets out how their budget will be invested across different programmes, including highlighting the emphasis UKSA will be placing on catalysing investment in the sector.