Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Department’s press release entitled World-first mission puts UK expertise to work to help clean up space, published on 15 October 2026, what proportion of the mission’s contract value is expected to be spent with UK-based suppliers.

The UK ADR contract is expected to sustain 20-25 UK jobs with 10-15 jobs created at ClearSpace UK.

The UK Space Agency does not intend to publish regular updates on mission expenditure and progress against contractual milestones. However, we are planning an independent evaluation of the mission as part of wider monitoring and evaluation of its In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing programmes. This will look at how the mission is being delivered, the outcomes it achieves and the benefits it delivers relative to its costs. We intend to publish evaluation findings at key points, including during delivery, in line with government standards on publishing research and analysis.

Suppliers with a UK footprint represent 55% of ClearSpace’s supply chain, which represents 70% of contract spend.