Question follow-through · 89132
Space Technology: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the skills pipeline to meet projected workforce demand in the space sector during the next ten years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of the skills pipeline to meet projected workforce demand in the space sector during the next ten years.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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25 Nov 2025
Answer published
DSIT and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) routinely contribute to cross-government work to assess future demand and the current pipeline, such as Skills England’s Sector Skills Needs Assessments (June 2025). Further insight into the space sector is provided by ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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