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Space Technology

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22252

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with international partners on the regulation of space-based light reflection technologies; and whether the UK plans to raise concerns about such technologies at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Answered by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

The UK Government engages internationally through a range of fora, including the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, to help develop guidelines and governance structures that meet the needs of the modern space age. This work includes international engagement on matters such as sustainability and the protection of dark and quiet skies for astronomy and scientific observation.

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