Satellite Applications Catapult
(asked on 27th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Space Strategy published on 27 September 2021, what support she is providing to the Satellite Applications Catapult.
The National Space Strategy, published in 2021, set out how the Satellite Applications Catapult would support commercialisation and translation of space technologies in the UK by providing access to world-leading facilities, skills, and equipment.
In the Autumn Statement 2022, the Government confirmed funding of £1.6 billion for the UK's nine Catapults for the next five years, from April 2023 to March 2028, which is a 35 per cent increase compared to the previous five years of funding.
The Satellite Applications Catapult core grant funding figures for 2018-2023 are as follows:
Core funding by Catapult (FY18/19 – FY22/23) | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | Total £m |
£m | £m | £m | £m | £m | ||
Satellite Applications | 11.00 | 12.00 | 11.90 | 15.20 | 18.40 | 68.50 |