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Debate between Ranil Jayawardena and Adam Afriyie
Tuesday 12th September 2017

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ranil Jayawardena Portrait Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire) (Con)
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4. What steps he is taking to support growth in the UK space sector.

Adam Afriyie Portrait Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con)
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6. What steps he is taking to support growth in the UK space sector.

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Joseph Johnson)
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The UK has a world-leading space sector. A quarter of the world’s satellites are either built in the UK or have major components from the UK. At the last European Space Agency ministerial in 2016, the Government agreed €1.4 billion of new funding for space programmes, and we have recently introduced the Space Industry Bill, which will enable UK firms to participate in a sector worth £25 billion.

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