Call for evidence launched on the UK’s Engagement with Space

• Call for evidence
• Inquiry: UK Engagement with Space
• UK Engagement with Space Committee

Background

The House of Lords Select Committee on UK Engagement with Space was appointed on 30 January 2025. It will report by 30 November 2025. This committee will consider UK space policy, and the opportunities and challenges faced by the space sector. The Committee is keen to hear from a diverse range of individuals and organisations.

Key issues

The Committee would welcome views on UK space policy and the UK space sector. It would particularly welcome views on the following issues:

• The opportunities and challenges relating to the UK space sector, including the comparative strengths of the UK, how the sector’s growth can be supported, and the potential of new space technologies.
• The opportunities and challenges facing space-related businesses operating in the UK, including access to capital, ability to ‘scale-up’, and international competition.
• The existing international partnerships that the UK is involved in, and the potential for future partnerships with both state and commercial actors.
• The importance of the provision of a safe operating environment in space, and how the UK can contribute to this, in particular regarding space weather and space debris.
• The development of international space law and regulation.
• The collaboration between academic institutions, government, and commercial space firms in the UK, including but not limited to space research and development and space spin-out and start-up firms.
• Education and skills; in particular the skills gap in the UK space sector.
• The future of UK space science and civil exploration.
• The impact of space on national security and resilience.

The deadline for submissions is 10:00am on Thursday 17 April.

Further information

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