Question follow-through · 56695
National Space Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to re-establish the National Space Council.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to re-establish the National Space Council.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence along with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and other Departments, remains committed to ensuring that space activities are effectively coordinated across government. Ministers from across Government met on the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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