UK Space Strategy
My Honourable Friend Baroness Lloyd of Effra, Minister for Space, Cyber and Regulatory Reform has today made the following statement:
I wish to inform the House of the publication of the UK Space Strategy, which has been laid before Parliament. Building on the aims of the 2025 Industrial Strategy and Strategic Defence Review, it 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, building on the ambition set out in the Defence Investment Plan.
The strategy builds upon the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy’s approach to reindustrialising the UK and delivering good growth in every postcode across the UK. It aligns activity across government to provide a coherent and prioritised portfolio for delivery into the 2030s. It will enable the UK to become a more competitive, agile space power, better able to innovate and shape outcomes in a rapidly evolving domain. To maximise impact and deliver value for taxpayers, we have made clear choices to prioritise investment in capabilities where the UK can generate the greatest benefit across defence, national security and growth.
As reliance on space has grown, the domain has become increasingly contested by state and non-state actors. The UK must act now to compete more effectively, as other space powers increase their investment and scale in a domain of growing strategic importance.
Commitments in the strategy include:
Targeted investment in key space capabilities and high-growth sectors where the UK can achieve scale and deliver the strongest outcomes.Action to strengthen the UK space ecosystem, including through funding local space clusters, supporting pro-growth regulation, and enhancing security, sustainability and resilience from space.A coordinated approach to bilateral partnerships and multilateral leadership, driven by shared values and opportunity.By setting clear priorities and direction of travel, the strategy provides greater certainty to industry, investors, innovators and international partners on future demand and opportunities across the UK space sector.