Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What steps her Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for astronomy and space science.”
Tabled: 25 June 2026Answered: 1 July 2026
Asked by
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
The Government are committed to implementing the Windsor framework in good faith, and to protecting Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market. We continue to take forward policies set out in “Safeguarding the Union”, including most recently the establishment of the independent monitoring panel and the publication of guidance under section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.