Queen’s Speech 2021
13/05/2021
This week, the Queen’s Speech was delivered to open the 2021-22 session of Parliament. The key focus from the Government was on its post-COVID plan to deliver a UK-wide…
Policy & Politics
Thoughts from the RUSI Combat Air Conference
30/03/2021
RUSI’s annual Combat Air Conference confirmed what many in the defence sector had known for years; that ADS members have the ambition and skills to…
A New UK Research Agency
19/03/2021
Earlier this week, the Commons Science and Technology (S&T) Committee invited Dominic Cummings, former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister; Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of…
UK Space Sector Skills Survey results
15/03/2021
The UK Space Agency has released the Space Sector Skills Survey 2020, a research report produced in response to the strong growth of the UK…
DIT Launches plan to support the Space Sector
05/03/2021
This week a group of government departments led by the Department of International Trade (DIT) launched the Space Sector COVID Support Plan (SSCSP) to ensure…
Winging It Podcast – 2021 Budget
04/03/2021
In the latest episode of our ADS Winging It Podcast, ADS Director of Policy Jonathan Hawkings talks to ADS Chief Executive Paul Everitt about the…
BEIS Committee explore the impacts of Brexit on the Aerospace sector
25/02/2021
This week the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee held an evidence session examining emerging issues faced by businesses following the UK’s departure…
ADS Submission for Budget 2021
25/02/2021
Ahead of the 2021 Budget scheduled for March 3, ADS wrote to the Chancellor to set out the priorities and measures that are needed to…
EU Commission publishes draft adequacy decisions for the UK
19/02/2021
ADS has been monitoring the progress of the EU’s data adequacy assessment of the UK for some time. Previous blogs have set out what data…
MPs debate ahead of the publication of the Integrated Review
10/02/2021
Yesterday MPs held a General Debate in the House of Commons on the Publication of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy…
