Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to further the UK's strategic interest in low earth orbit satellite constellations.

Low Earth Orbit is significant for many space use-cases, including Earth Observation, In-orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacture, and Communications. There are a range of programmes and initiatives underway across Government to support UK objectives in these. For example, the UK Space Agency's Active Debris Removal mission seeks to develop the technologies needed to rendezvous, approach, hold and manoeuvre objects in orbit which are critical for many other In-Orbit use-cases such as servicing satellites.