Question follow-through · 50701

National Space Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the last meeting was of the National Space Council.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
7 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
13 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the last meeting was of the National Space Council.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 May 2025

    Answer published

    The National Space Council has not been reinstated under this government. However, along with the Ministry of Defence and other departments, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) remains committed to ensuring that space activities a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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