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The '''Parliamentary Space Committe (An All-Party Parliamentary''' Group was designed in order: | 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 | + | : '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> |
| − | 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> | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 5 November 2015
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.'[1]
Contents
Activities
People
Officers, September 2015
- 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 | Alan Meale Labour
Members, 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 [1]
Secretariat
Sarah Chilman is financed by UK Space, a trade association, to act as secretary to the Parliamentary Space Committee.
Registered benefits
In July 2015, UK Space was registered as having paid (in bands of £1,500) £7,501-£9000 in benefits to Chilman for her secretarial role.[1]
Contact
Sarah Chilman, the group's secretary, is the Public Enquiry Point, and can be contacted on the email address: sarah.chilman@parliamentaryspacecommittee.com
Website
http://www.ukspace.org/space-organisations/parliamentary-space-committee/
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'APP Register of 30 July 2015',parliament.uk, accessed 5 November 2015
