Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 7 June 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to support the UK space industry.
In the spending review settlement, the Department allocated around £850 million to space activities in the European Space Agency (ESA) and at a national level. This ensures the continued UK involvement in key programmes, and the UK Space Agency works with ESA to ensure the UK industrial return from these programmes. In addition, as part of the 2011 budget, £10 million was provided to enhance the National Technology Programme and to accelerate the development of the International Space Innovation Centre in Harwell. We have also implemented the creation of the UK Space Agency in April this year. The Government are also continuing to work closely with industry to implement the growth recommendations set out in the industry-led Space Innovation and Growth Strategy published in 2010.
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