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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 22 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 March 2021. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Monday, 29 March 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Spaceflight

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the risk to the UK of the increase in the space capabilities of foreign states.

Answer

As the Defence Command Paper set out we are investing an additional £1.4 billion on space over the next decade, on top of the over £5 billion on Skynet 6 satellites. This will allow us to develop our capabilities to better understand the Space domain, and be able to protect and defend the capabilities there that are critical to national security. This will include the establishment of a space command.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
172867
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Defence Spaceflight
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk