Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to p.28 of the National Space Strategy, published in September 2021, what steps she is taking to help the Knowledge Transfer Network work with businesses in the (a) space sector and (b) across the economy to (i) connect and (ii) collaborate with (A) partners, (B) suppliers, (C) customers and (D) the research community.

The Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is an active participant in Space Partnership working groups. The Space Partnership brings together industry, academia and government stakeholders to work together on priority issues, such as capabilities and skills, to realise the ambitions set out in the National Space Strategy and grow the UK space sector.