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UK Space Strategy
08 September 2026
Lead MP
Chris McDonald
Debate Type
General Debate
Tags
DefenceEconomyCommunity SecurityScience & TechnologyBusiness & Trade
Other Contributors: 1
At a Glance
Chris McDonald raised concerns about uk space strategy in the House of Commons. A government minister responded. Other MPs also contributed.
How the Debate Unfolded
MPs spoke in turn to share their views and ask questions. Here's what each person said:
Lead Contributor
Opened the debate
The UK Space Strategy has been published, building on the 2025 Industrial Strategy and Strategic Defence Review, focusing on delivering priority outcomes in defence, national security, and economic growth, backed by £7.8 billion of funding. It aims to reindustrialise the UK and deliver growth in every postcode, ensuring a coherent and prioritised portfolio for delivery into the 2030s, making the UK a more competitive and agile space power. The strategy also addresses the increasing contestation of space by state and non-state actors, ensuring the UK can innovate and shape outcomes in a rapidly evolving domain.
Chris McDonald
Lab
Glasgow Kelvin
The UK Space Strategy, backed by £7.8 billion of funding, aims to reindustrialise the UK and deliver growth in every postcode, ensuring a coherent and prioritised portfolio for delivery into the 2030s, making the UK a more competitive and agile space power. The strategy also addresses the increasing contestation of space by state and non-state actors, ensuring the UK can innovate and shape outcomes in a rapidly evolving domain.
Government Response
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Government Response
I wish to inform the House of the publication of the UK Space Strategy, which sets out a One Government approach to space focused on delivering priority outcomes in defence, national security, and economic growth, backed by £7.8 billion of funding. It aims to reindustrialise the UK and deliver growth in every postcode, ensuring a coherent and prioritised portfolio for delivery into the 2030s, making the UK a more competitive and agile space power. The strategy also addresses the increasing contestation of space by state and non-state actors, ensuring the UK can innovate and shape outcomes in a rapidly evolving domain.
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