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Space Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she intends to publish an updated Space Industrial Plan.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she intends to publish an updated Space Industrial Plan.

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The government does not intend to update the Space Industrial Plan. Instead, a broader plan for space will be published later this year, which will build on the Space Industrial Plan and other relevant publications, including the National Space Strategy a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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