All 1 Diana Johnson contributions to the Space Industry Act 2018

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Mon 15th Jan 2018
Space Industry Bill [Lords]
Commons Chamber

2nd reading: House of Commons

Space Industry Bill [Lords]

Diana Johnson Excerpts
2nd reading: House of Commons
Monday 15th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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Indeed. I was in Belfast just a few weeks ago for one of the UK launch programme’s roadshow events, where we gathered together small and medium-sized businesses in Northern Ireland with expertise in space to showcase all the benefits that are to be gained from participating in the programme and taking part in the activities that the Bill will enable.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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If I am correct and the Bill will open the way for commercial spaceflights within the next 20 years, does the Minister realise that such flights will arrive many years quicker than Transport for the North’s proposals for improvements to transport in the north, including rail electrification to Hull?

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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We want to move forward on many fronts, and the Bill will enable us to capture some of the significant opportunities that are out there for British businesses in the space sector.