To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many times the National Space Council met before it was disbanded; and how many times it has met since it was re-established.
Answered on
19 October 2023
The National Space Council was first formed as a Cabinet Committee in June 2020 to oversee Government policy on Space. Since 2023, it has operated as an inter-ministerial group, tasked with considering all issues relating to prosperity, diplomacy and national security in, through and from Space, as part of coordinating overall Government policy.
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly and we therefore will not comment on the National Space Council prior to 2023.
We can confirm that the inaugural meeting of the National Space Council as an inter-ministerial group took place on 19 July 2023. Further meetings are planned for 2023 and beyond.