Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether a detailed implementation plan for the National Space Strategy will be published.

The National Space Strategy, published in September 2021, sets out the government’s plans to build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world. Government is already pivoting to build on the success of the strategy’s publication to drive forward its delivery and prioritise commercial and investment enabling activities.

The newly stood-up BEIS Space Directorate is working closely with the Ministry of Defence to develop an implementation plan to guide strategy delivery, as we work through this process a decision will be made on publication. We will engage with industry, academia, and the sector in due course.

BEIS jointly co-chairs the newly established Director-level National Space Board with the Ministry of Defence to oversee and drive delivery of the National Space Strategy’s ambitions and commitments across government. The strategy will be delivered jointly by several government departments and with the support of our thriving space sector: businesses, innovators, entrepreneurs, and space scientists.

Monitoring and evaluating the impact of initiatives against key success factors will be an integral part of delivering the strategy’s vision. Government will work with the space sector on finding the right set of metrics to raise ambition, drive progress and monitor delivery.