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The '''Parliamentary Space Committe (An All-Party Parliamentary''' Group was designed in order: 
: 'To raise awareness in and around Parliament of the growing importance of space-based applications to the UK economy, to policy making, to society and to the science community; to highlight the benefits from the UK’s investment in space and its leading role within the global space economy; and to promote political debate and awareness of space-based opportunities and solutions for policy makers.'<ref name='Register'>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150730/space.htm 'APP Register of 30 July 2015'],''parliament.uk'', accessed 5 November 2015</ref> 

The group's secretariat, UK Space, describe the group on their website as follows: 
: 'The Parliamentary Space Committee (PSC), being one of the oldest and most respected all-party groups, has consistently enjoyed the support of Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum and both Houses who have constituency interests or broader academic and industrial interests in the UK space sector.' <ref>[http://www.ukspace.org/space-organisations/parliamentary-space-committee/ 'Parliamentary space committee'], ''ukspace.org'', accessed 5 November 2015</ref> 

==People==
===Officers, September 2015-February 2016===
*Chair: [[David Morris]] - [[Conservative Party]]
*President: [[Nigel Evans]] - [[Conservative Party]]
*Patron: [[Adam Afriyie]] - [[Conservative Party]]
*Vice-chairs:  Lord [[Julian Hunt]] of Chesterton [[Labour]] | [[Chi Onwurah]] [[Labour]] | [[John Spellar]] [[Labour]] | [[Iain Wright]] [[Labour]] | [[Mark Garnier]] [[Conservative Party]] | Dr [[Philip Lee]] - [[Conservative Party]] | [[Mark Pritchard]] [[Conservative Party]] | [[Ian Paisley]] [[DUP]] | [[Angus Brendan MacNeil]] [[SNP]] | 
*Secretary: [[Alan Meale]] [[Labour]]<ref name="September"/> <ref name="Feb 16">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160203/space.htm Parliamentary Space Committee Officers Feb16], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 11 February 2016</ref>

===Members, February 2016===
[[Adam Afriyie]] | [[Dr James Davies]] | [[Byron Davies]] | [[Steve Double]] | [[Flick Drummond]] | [[Nigel Evans]] | [[Marcus Fysh]] | [[Mark Garnier]] | [[Cheryl Gillan]] | [[Patrick Grady]] | [[Carolyn Harris]] | Lord [[Simon Haskel]] | [[Gerald Howarth]] | Lord [[Julian Hunt]] of Chesterton | [[Daniel Kawczynski]] | Dr [[Phillip Lee]] | [[Charlotte Leslie]] | [[Angus MacNeil]] | [[Scott Mann]] | [[Kerry McCarthy]] | [[Stephen McPartland]] | [[Alan Meale]] | [[David Morris]] | [[Chi Onwaruh]] | [[Ian Paisley]] | [[Mark Pritchard]] | [[Liz Saville Roberts]] | [[Jeff Smith]] | [[John Spellar]] | [[Derek Thomas]] | Lord [[Alan West]] of Spithead | [[Alison Thewliss]] | Dr [[Philippa Whitford]] | Lord [[David Willetts]] | [[Craig Williams]] | [[William Wragg]] | [[Iain Wright]] 

===March 2015===
[[Conservative Party]] - [[Adam Afriyie]] | Dr [[Dr Philip Lee]] | [[David Morris]] | [[Mark Garnier]] | [[Laura Sandys]] | [[Peter Luff]] | [[Cherly Gillan]]
[[Liberal Democrats]] - [[Simon Wright]] | Dr [[Julian Huppert]] | [[Michael Thornton]]
[[Labour]] - [[Alan Meale]] | Lord [[Julian Hunt]] of Chesterton | [[Kerry McCarthy]] | [[Chinyelu Onwurah]] | [[Ann McKechin]] | [[John Spellar]] | [[John Robertson]] | [[Pamela Nash]] | [[Lindsay Hoyle]] | [[Andrew Miller]] <ref name='Register'/>

==Secretariat==
[[Sarah Chilman]] is financed by [[UK Space]], a trade association, to act as secretary to the Parliamentary Space Committee. 

===Registered benefits===

In February 2016, '''UK Space''' was registered as having paid (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9000 in benefits to Chilman for her secretarial role.<ref name="Feb 16"/>

It was also documented that '''UK Space''' had paid (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 toward receptions for the group in July and December of 2015. <ref name="Feb 16"/>

==Contact==
Sarah Chilman, the group's secretary, is the Public Enquiry Point, and can be contacted on the email address: '''sarah.chilman@parliamentaryspacecommittee.com
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==Website== 
http://www.ukspace.org/space-organisations/parliamentary-space-committee/

==Notes==
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