Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 36 of the National Space Strategy, published in September 2021, what steps her Department has taken to (a) set long-term space science and exploration goals and (b) move to a longer-term strategic planning approach for national space science and exploration.

The Government set out its long-term space science and exploration goals as part of the National Space Strategy in Action, published in July 2023. As part of the usual planning processes with the UK Space Agency and as part of the UK’s membership of the European Space Agency, the Government will continue to make strategic and long-term decisions to participate in space science and exploration missions according to UK strengths and interests.