Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 18689

Space Technology: Small Businesses

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024

Question

Mr Calvin Bailey

LabourLeyton and Wanstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) clarity, (b) consistency and (c) timeliness of licensing assessments of launch and return activities for experimental satellites and spacecraft

Answer

Mike Kane
The length of time that the Civil Aviation Authority, the independent regulator, takes for a licence application assessment is predicated on the heritage and maturity of the technology, and the quality of information provided by the applicant. The Governm...

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