Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 36812

Spaceflight: South West

Tabled: 10 March 2025

Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Damien Egan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the UK’s commercial spaceflight programme on the South West of England.

Answer

Chris Bryant

The South West of England is an important part of the UK's spaceflight ecosystem, being home to the UK's first licensed and operational spaceport, Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. The establishment of the spaceport has been instrumental in catalysing the gr...

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