UK Engagement with Space

UK Engagement with Space Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Feb 2025 Closed: 20 Oct 2026 Parliament page
1 Report
14 Oral sessions
4 Letters
19 Events
Activity timeline 25 events
Oral evidence sessions 14 sessions
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 17:30 Mon 08 September 2025
Aarti Holla-Maini · UN Office of Outer Affairs
Alderman Professor Emma Edhem · City of London Colin Baldwin · UKspace Gabriel Elefteriu · Council on Geostrategy Professor Sir Martin Sweeting · Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 30 June 2025
Annelies Look · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Sir Chris Bryant MP · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 23 June 2025
David Browne · Maersk Dr Martin Heywood · Newton Launch Systems Joseph Mhango · Harper Adams University Mr Stuart Fyvie · Fire Arrow Phil Chambers · Orbex Rory Daniels · techUK
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 16 June 2025
Dr. Heidi Thiemann · Space Skills Alliance Dr Joanna Hart · Space Partnership Professor Lucy Berthoud · University of Bristol Professor Martin Barstow · University of Leicester
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 9 June 2025
Dr John B. Sheldon Dr Peter L. Hays · Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs Hermann Ludwig Moeller · European Space Policy Institute Laurent Jaffart · European Space Agency
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 19 May 2025
Dr Bleddyn Bowen · University of Leicester Dr Imogen Napper · University of Plymouth James Black · RAND Europe Professor Don Polacco · The University of Warwick Professor Hugh Lewis · The University of Southampton
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 12 May 2025
Joanne Wheeler · UK Green Building Council Mark Boggett · Seraphim Space Michele Dougherty · Science and Technology Facilities Council Nayen Pankhania · Satellite Applications Catapult Sa’id Mosteshar · London Institute of Space Policy and Law
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 28 Apr 2025
Major Tim Peake CMG - British ESA Astronaut
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 31 Mar 2025
Barry Evans · University of Surrey Geoff Busswell · Telespazio UK Joanna Darlington · Eutelsat OneWeb John Remedios · The National Centre for Earth Observation Richard Blain · Earth-i Ltd Simon Hill · Excelerate Technology Group
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 24 Mar 2025
Adam Baker · UK Launch Services Ltd Alan Thompson · Skyrora Joshua Western · Space Forge Ltd Katie King · BioOrbit Rory Holmes · ClearSpace Scott Hammond · SaxaVord Spaceport
Know.Space and LE Europe representatives (Details TBC); Airbus and Thales representatives (Details TBC)
Patrick Wood · Airbus Rasmus Flytkjaer · London Economics Richard Thorburn · Thales Alenia Space UK Will Lecky · Know.Space
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 10 Mar 2025
Alexandra Jones · DSIT Dr Paul Bate · UK Space Agency Ian Bishop · DSIT Space Directorate Lord Willetts · Regulatory Innovation Office
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) - 15:30 - 18:00 Mon 03 Mar 2025
Brian Cox · The University of Manchester
Correspondence 4 letters
2 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Chair of the UK Engagement with Space Committee to Patricia Ferguson MP, Chair of the HoC Scottish Affairs Committee, 17 September 2025
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17 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from Patricia Ferguson MP, Chair of the HoC Scottish Affairs Committee to Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Chair of the UK Engagement with Space Committee, 10 September 2025
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8 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Chair of the UK Engagement with Space Committee, 10 July 2025
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8 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, to Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Chair of the UK Engagement with Space Committee, 1 September 2025
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