Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01746 · Session 5

Creation of a Scottish space non-departmental public body

Closed Submitted 5 Aug 2019 Education
Signatures
0
49 online signatures with a country
Comments
2
Considered
2 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a non-departmental public body with responsibility for space technology and to work in partnership with other relevant organisations to ensure Scotland’s space sector potential is fulfilled.

What the petitioner did first

This issue has been brought up with senior Scottish Government politicians and MSPs.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 10 Oct 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 26 Aug 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

49 online signatures
  1. Scotland32 65.3%
  2. United Kingdom14 28.6%
  3. England2 4.1%
  4. Netherlands1 2%

Comments

2 comments, oldest first
  1. Sean M. Cusick 6 Aug 2019
    An improtant call to action to the Scottish government, to help fulfill Scotland's potential as a hub for Space Technology.
  2. David Fraser 10 Aug 2019
    You write about launching satellites from the North of Scotland. Please seriously consider using Prestwick Airport as well and the nearby University.