1 10 Spaceflight: Licensing 2019-03-25 Transport 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. 1 Bill Grant Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Biography information for Bill Grant false Department for Transport 2019-03-28T13:10:53.673Z Hereford and South Herefordshire Jesse Norman false 2019-03-28 Biography information for Jesse Norman <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> 27 236536 House of Commons Transport 1 0