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Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025
The bill has been signed off by the King and is now law.
In plain words
This law requires licences for space flights from UK spaceports to set a limit on how much a company could have to pay the government if damage from a launch leads to claims.
Summary drafted by AI, checked by Jonathan on 4 Oct 2026. Source: Parliament Library briefing.
Official title: Space Industry (Indemnities) Act 2025
- 1Introduced1st reading
- 2Main debate2nd reading
- 3Detailed checksCommittee
- 4ChangesReport stage
- 5Final vote3rd reading
- 6Other houseLords or Commons
- 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent
Nothing more. This bill is now law.
Put forward by John Grady, Baroness Anelay of St Johns.
Votes so far
No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.
Full timeline
| Date | Stage | House |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2024 | 1st reading | Commons |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 2nd reading | Commons |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Committee stage | Commons |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 3rd reading | Commons |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 1st reading | Lords |
| 5 Sep 2025 | 2nd reading | Lords |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Order of Commitment discharged | Lords |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 3rd reading | Lords |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Royal Assent | Unassigned |
In the bill’s own words: A Bill to require operator licences authorising the carrying out of spaceflight activities to specify the licensee's indemnity limit.
Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.