United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 167112
Virgin Orbit
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16 March 2023
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24 March 2023 · Answer
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24 March 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for UK space sector of the decision of Virgin Orbit to pause all operations and furlough staff.
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16 March 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for UK space sector of the decision of Virgin Orbit to pause all operations and furlough staff.
Source: Commons
24 March 2023
Answer
Virgin Orbit’s decision to pause operations is a commercial matter for the company. As the company has no permanent staff based in the UK, no UK employees will be affected. Spaceport Cornwall have also confirmed that no jobs will be affected by the announ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-16/167112
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1604992
- uk · wq-1604992 · source updated 24 March 2023