The National Space Strategy and the role of the UK Space Agency

By December 2024, explore and implement the appropriate arrangements for cross-government working for the space sector. This should include clearly defining accountabilities for delivery and setting out the mechanisms for gathering information on the needs of different public bodies and understanding and coordinating cross-government spend on space-related activities.

To help build and provide confidence to the UK space sector: By June 2025, DSIT should, in preparation for and following the outcome of the spending review, assess whether there will be sufficient funding to achieve its ambitions and identified capabilities. Should there not be sufficient funding, DSIT should update its plans, setting out what would be deprioritised together with its longer-term funding ambitions.

To improve management and oversight of future financial commitments: By December 2024, DSIT and UKSA should undertake a joint review to understand how factors contributing to future commitments can be incorporated into financial management processes.

DSIT and UKSA should evaluate the new prioritisation exercise and benefits framework designed to support spending review preparations, and identify whether this has enabled greater evidence-based decision making; and whether further improvements need to be made.

To measure the progress and benefits of government funding in the space sector: By December 2024, DSIT should define and establish output and outcome metrics to monitor cross-government progress against the Strategy.

By December 2024, UKSA should review and confirm whether it is using the most appropriate metrics, including the North Star metric, to measure its progress.