Space Industry Act 2018

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7 Mar 2025, 1:04 p.m. - House of Commons "amend two sections of the space industry act 2018 to provide legal " Private Members' Bills: Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: Second Reading - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:16 p.m. - House of Commons "amend two sections of the Space Industry Act 2018. To provide legal " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:21 p.m. - House of Commons "government is committed to making improvements to both the Space Industry Act in 2015 and the space industry regulations to ensure our " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:22 p.m. - House of Commons "Space Industry Act, there are two types of liability covered, section 34 places a strict liability for " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:24 p.m. - House of Commons "Space Industry Act to limit a spaceflight operator's liability " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:26 p.m. - House of Commons "may in section 12 to of the Space Industry Act therefore I am grateful to my honourable friend for this " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
7 Mar 2025, 2:26 p.m. - House of Commons "bill which by amending 12 two of the Space Industry Act will be the key " Simon Lightwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 30 speeches (6,146 words) Friday 4th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) Which will amend two sections of the Space Industry Act 2018 to provide legal certainty that all spaceflight - Link to Speech 2: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) on having such a massive effect on the UK space industry by changing just two words in the Space Industry Act - Link to Speech 3: Mike Reader (Lab - Northampton South) Friend the Member for Glasgow East said, it will make a big difference.The Space Industry Act 2018 laid - Link to Speech 4: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) Others have already gone through the legal niceties of the Space Industry Act 2018, so I do not propose - Link to Speech
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 8 speeches (1,063 words) Committee stage Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport Mentions: 1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) more small satellites than anywhere outside California.Clause 1 amends two sections of the Space Industry Act - Link to Speech 2: Mike Kane (Lab - Wythenshawe and Sale East) That is why the Space Industry Act contains powers to limit a spaceflight operator’s liability when carrying - Link to Speech
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 35 speeches (11,716 words) 2nd reading Friday 7th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: John Grady (Lab - Glasgow East) It will amend two sections of the Space Industry Act 2018 to provide legal certainty that all space flight - Link to Speech 2: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) commercial spaceflight from the UK and created the founding instrument for the industry, the Space Industry Act - Link to Speech 3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield and Rothwell) Friend the Member for Glasgow East said, the Bill will amend two sections of the Space Industry Act 2018 - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Written Evidence - Meridian Space Command SPA0098 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Licensing under the Space Industry Act 2018 and Outer Space Act 1986 remains administratively burdensome
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Written Evidence - Astroscale Ltd SPA0092 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: work encompassed primary and secondary legislation, including the Outer Space Act 1986, the Space Industry Act
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Written Evidence - London Institute of Space Policy and Law SPA0097 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Is it the case that the UK’s regulatory environment, anchored in the 2018 Space Industry Act, is “world
Wednesday 18th June 2025 Written Evidence - The Chart Think Tank SPA0066 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: In recent years, the UK has modernised its space governance framework through the Space Industry Act
Monday 16th June 2025 Written Evidence - Royal Aeronautical Society SPA0057 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Aviation Authority (CAA) should continue developing internationally aligned regulations under the Space Industry Act
Monday 16th June 2025 Written Evidence - Global Network On Sustainability In Space SPA0063 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: sustainable development of space has been made clear through: embedding guidelines in the 2018 Space Industry Act
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Astroscale SPA0041 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: The Space Industry Act presents further challenges.
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - Satellite Applications Catapult SPA0049 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: missions require an Orbital Operators Licence from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under the Space Industry Act
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Written Evidence - RAND Europe SPA0043 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: for UK space launch capabilities has evolved significantly with the implementation of the Space Industry Act
Tuesday 20th May 2025 Written Evidence - Eutelsat OneWeb SPA0017 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Domestic and International Regulation Space Licensing and Regulation The Space Industry Act 2018 has
Tuesday 20th May 2025 Written Evidence - The Open University, and Imperial College, London SPA0022 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: future UK- licensed missions must adhere to the COSPAR planetary protection requirements (Space Industry Act
Tuesday 20th May 2025 Written Evidence - University of Strathclyde SPA0033 - UK Engagement with Space UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: share.2 The UK has been a global leader in modern regulation of space activities with the Space Industry Act
Monday 12th May 2025 Oral Evidence - London Institute of Space Policy and Law, and Earth Space Sustainability Initiative UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: We have a comprehensive law through the Outer Space Act and the Space Industry Act.
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Scotland Office SSS0004 - Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found:  The UK has put in place a modern legal framework via the Space Industry Act and a regulator (Civil
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Written Evidence - University of Strathclyde SSS0003 - Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: The UK is a global leader in modern regulation of space activities with the Space Industry Act 20181
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Civil Aviation Authority SSS0002 - Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: The principal legislation that applies to spaceflight is the Space Industry Act 20181, the Space Industry
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-04-23 10:50:00+01:00 Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: That is a real strength of having a goal-setting Act such as the Space Industry Act.
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-04-23 10:10:00+01:00 Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: That is a real strength of having a goal-setting Act such as the Space Industry Act.
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-04-23 09:30:00+01:00 Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: That is a real strength of having a goal-setting Act such as the Space Industry Act.
Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-04-23 09:30:00+01:00 Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: That is a real strength of having a goal-setting Act such as the Space Industry Act.
Monday 24th March 2025 Oral Evidence - SaxaVord Spaceport, Skyrora, and UK Launch Services Ltd UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: Lord Clement-Jones: Is that looking at the Space Industry Act and things of that sort?
Monday 24th March 2025 Oral Evidence - SpaceForge, ClearSpace, and BioOrbit UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: The UK’s Space Industry Act does not currently provide for the ability, effectively, to license re-entry
Monday 10th March 2025 Oral Evidence - UK Space Agency, and UK Space Agency UK Engagement with Space - UK Engagement with Space Committee Found: institutionalised focus but, at the same time, we have a really strong regulatory framework from Space Industry Act

Bill Documents
Jun. 30 2025 The UK Space Industry Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: The UK Space Industry Summary 1 Overview of UK space industry 2 Strategy and policy 3 Space Industry Act
Feb. 26 2025 Bill 25 EN 2024-25 - large print Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: House of Commons on 16 October 2024 (Bill 25) Overview of the Bill 1 This Bill amends the Space Industry Act
Feb. 26 2025 Bill 25 EN 2024-25 Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: House of Commons on 16 October 2024 (Bill 25) Overview of the Bill 1 This Bill amends the Space Industry Act
Feb. 26 2025 Bill 25 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: same, as follows:— 1 Licence terms relating to indemnification of government etc In the Space Industry Act
Feb. 26 2025 Bill 25 2024-25 (as introduced) Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: the same, as follows:— 1 Licence terms relating to indemnification of government etc In the Space Industry Act

Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 15th May 2025 HM Treasury Source Page: Main Supply Estimates 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: With the coming into force of the Space Industry Act on 29 July 2021, this act now regulates licensed
Thursday 15th May 2025 HM Treasury Source Page: Main Supply Estimates 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: With the coming into force of the Space Industry Act on 29 July 2021, this act now regulates licensed
Friday 28th March 2025 Department for Transport Source Page: Civil Aviation Authority framework agreement Document: (PDF) Found: Act 1982, the Airports Act 1986, the Transport Act 2000, the Civil Aviation Act 2012 and the Space Industry Act

Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
May. 08 2025 UK Space Agency Source Page: UK planetary protection technical framework Document: UK planetary protection technical framework (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: protection requirements for lunar and beyond Earth orbit missions under Outer Space Act 1986 and Space Industry Act
Feb. 21 2025 Parole Board Source Page: Types of Cases Guidance (February 2025 v4.1) Document: (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Space Industry Act 2018 52 An offence under any of the following paragraphs of Schedule 4 to the Space