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1339044

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date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merit of a limit on the indemnity and liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	20438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government conducted a call for evidence in March 2018. The evidence gained through this exercise and through further independent research commissioned by the Government has led Ministers to conclude that limits of liability are justified. The Government intends to calculate launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the amount of insurance required and limit of operator liability to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not yet have the information to determine whether a maximum limit on the insurance requirement and limit of operator liability for the amount calculated under the MIR for launch is justified as licence applications have not yet been received. It is the Government’s intention to establish a committee involving industry and the spaceflight regulator to keep the regulations under review and ensure that they remain current, relevant, and effective.</p><p> </p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986.</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 09:02:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339045

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his department will amend Section 36 of the Space Industry Act in line with the Government’s stated intent so that space launch and satellite operations licenses will contain a limit of liability.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	20439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government will limit launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the level of insurance required and the limit of operator liability to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the lability limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the liability limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>It is the Government's intention that all operator licences issued under the Space Industry Act 2018 will contain a limit of operator liability with respect to claims under section 34 and 36 of the Space Industry Act. The Government does not intend to make changes to the primary legislation around liabilities and insurance in the Space Industry Act (2018) at this time, as the regulations and guidance laid before Parliament on 24<sup>th</sup> May 2021 contain the necessary provisions to enable implementation of the Government policy that all operator licences will contain a limit of liability.</p><p>However, the Government outlined in its response to the consultation on the draft Space Industry Regulations issued on 5<sup>th</sup> March 2021 that if suitable primary legislation is brought forward, the Government may seek to amend the wording in section 12(2) of the Space Industry Act 2018 from &quot;may&quot; to &quot;must&quot;.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the space sector and we have outlined our intention to establish a committee involving industry and the spaceflight regulator; this will keep the regulations under review and ensure that the Government’s approach to commercial spaceflight remains current, relevant, and effective.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 09:00:58 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339046

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the unlimited liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	20440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>All operator licences issued under the Space industry Act 2018 will contain a limit of operator liability with respect to claims under section 34 and 36 of the Space Industry Act.</p><p>The Government intends to calculate launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the insurance required to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986:</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the lability limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the liability limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul><p>Operators will therefore not be facing unlimited liability for actions carried out in compliance with the Space Industry Act 2018 and licence conditions.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 08:58:42 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1104841

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on awarding spaceport licences for horizontal satellite launch in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	236536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Space Industry Act 2018 was a major step towards establishing the safe and supportive regulatory framework needed to enable launches to take place from the early 2020s. Work across the Government is now under way to develop the secondary legislation required before the Civil Aviation Authority can formally assess licence applications for horizontal spaceports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2019 13:10:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

896376

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to issue space port licences for (a) horizontal and (b) vertical take off.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	140842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Royal Assent of the Space Industry Bill on 15 March 2018 was a major milestone in establishing the environment for safe, responsible and commercial spaceflight operations from UK spaceports. We are now working swiftly to put in place the detailed regulations, including licence requirements for spaceports and spaceflight operators. We opened a call for evidence on 27 March that will assist in formulating policy related to liability, insurance and charging; and are continuing to engage with prospective licensees. We are planning to publish and consult on the detailed regulations in 2019. Once the detailed licensing requirements are in place, it will enable companies to apply to become a licenced spaceport or spaceflight operator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/05/2018 16:17:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

755160

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they envisage completing the implementation of the licensing regime for spaceports in the UK; and, if completion will not take place until 2020 or later, what consideration they have given to expediting that process.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL1168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Regulators will be in a position to start accepting licence applications for spaceports and spaceflight activities once the Space Industry Bill has been enacted and the supporting secondary legislation and guidance are in place.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention is to lay the main statutory instruments in summer 2019, subject to Government priorities and Parliamentary time. This allows time for the necessary detailed policy development, consultation and drafting of secondary legislation and guidance to support a robust and effective licensing regime. This will be done in close liaison with industry and other stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL1169 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:24:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

755161

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps need to be taken before they are able to lay secondary legislation before Parliament for the licensing of spaceports in the UK; and when they intend to lay that secondary legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL1169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Regulators will be in a position to start accepting licence applications for spaceports and spaceflight activities once the Space Industry Bill has been enacted and the supporting secondary legislation and guidance are in place.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention is to lay the main statutory instruments in summer 2019, subject to Government priorities and Parliamentary time. This allows time for the necessary detailed policy development, consultation and drafting of secondary legislation and guidance to support a robust and effective licensing regime. This will be done in close liaison with industry and other stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL1168 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:24:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan