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Recommendation 4
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Incorporate sustained, strategic space funding into broader economic growth ambitions for Scotland's sector.
Recommendation
To ensure the long-term success and competitiveness of launch sites in Scotland’s space sector, we urge the UK Government to incorporate space funding within its broader economic growth ambitions. This must go beyond ad hoc funding and reflect a sustained, strategic commitment—providing the clarity, confidence, and stability that the industry needs to scale capabilities and attract international customers. A clear signal of long-term government support will not only level the playing field with better-funded European counterparts but also position the UK as a serious contender in the global launch sector. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39) 39
Government response summary AI-generated
The government recognizes the need for sustained commitment and will set out its strategic approach to supporting the Scottish launch sector in a new cross-Government space publication scheduled for 2026.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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2026. This will provide industry with clarity and direction it needs, in support of our ambition to become a major European launching nation.
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