MPs to hear evidence from industry on boosting Scotland’s space sector
Businesses at the forefront of Scotland’s rapidly growing space industry and economic development bodies give evidence to MPs in a public hearing next week.
MPs on the Scottish Affairs Committee hears from two ‘new space’ companies which manufacture satellites in Glasgow: AAC Clyde Space and Spire Global. Skills shortages, the UK and Scottish Government’s space strategies, and barriers to sector-wide growth are expected to be examined.
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The Committee explores how the UK and Scottish Governments can support the growing Scottish space sector by helping companies to ‘scale up’ their operations, find export opportunities and recruit skilled staff. With evidence to this inquiry suggesting that a lack of diversity in the sector’s workforce is a barrier to growth, the Committee is likely to question why women and minority groups are often under-represented.
The Committee also hears from Scottish economic development agencies, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International, to hear about the work they do to attract investment and help space companies grow.