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Division Vote (Commons)
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 291 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 299
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 292 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 300
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Feb 2024 - Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 297 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 14 Noes - 304
Written Question
Defence: Space Technology
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Ben Bradley (Conservative - Mansfield)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in the UK military space sector; and how many people in the UK military space sector were involved in satellite design as of 16 February 2024.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The space sector is important for the UK, adding £7 billion to the economy in 2022. In that year, the sector employed 48,800 people, increasing from 47,000 the previous year. Many of these jobs work on a range of activities, both civil and military, for governments and a range of other customers. Defence accounts for an estimated 10.2% of total space industry income in 2022 and continues to be a significant part of government's support to the sector. The Skynet secure satellite communications programme, where we are investing £5 billion over the next decade, has provided a significant boost to the UK space sector. In the initial stage of the next generation of Skynet alone we have created up to 600 jobs. Defence has also committed £1.4 billion over 10 years to deliver cutting edge space technology, including a multi-satellite system known as ISTARI which is supporting high tech jobs in the UK as a world leader in science. We will continue to support growth in the space sector, including through the upcoming plan for the space sector which will be published in the coming months by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in close consultation with Defence, which will increase growth and resilience for this vital part of the economy.

Division Vote (Commons)
20 Feb 2024 - Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 279 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 287
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Feb 2024 - Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 277 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 44 Noes - 285
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Feb 2024 - Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 221
Division Vote (Commons)
6 Feb 2024 - Ministerial Severance: Reform - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 275
Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 39
Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2024 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Ben Bradley (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 279 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 285