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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the United Kingdom operates a defence mechanism for the protection of UK satellites in space.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the United Kingdom operates a defence mechanism for the protection of UK satellites in space.
Asked by
Alan Meale
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2005
For answer on
17 October 2005
Answered on
20 October 2005
The Ministry of Defence does not operate any defence mechanisms to protect UK satellites in space.
Subjects
Protection; Satellites; Spaceflight
Date
20 October 2005
Reference
437 c1211W;437 c1193W; 19079
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on weapons in space;
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on weapons in space;
Asked by
Alan Meale
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2005
For answer on
17 October 2005
Answered on
20 October 2005
The focus of the UK Government's space policy is on civil and scientific uses. However, we also derive important security benefits from its military use. Like many countries, the UK uses satellites for a wide range of military functions such as secure communications, meteorological predictions, and effective monitoring of various arms control treaties.Although the military use of space is integral to our security responsibilities, the UK Government have no plans to deploy weapons in space. As one of the depository states (along with the US and Russia), the UK Government continue to fully support the 1967 Outer Space treaty, which places important constraints on the use of space, including prohibiting the development of weapons of mass destruction in space and military activity on the moon and other celestial bodies.The main forum for discussing the military use of space is the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. We have taken part in informal discussions on the possibility of a further treaty banning weapons in space, although there has been no international consensus on the need for such a treaty. We continue to support the annual resolution on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) at the UN.
Subjects
Weapons; Spaceflight
Date
20 October 2005
Reference
437 c1211W;437 c1193W; 19078
House
House of Commons
(2) what plans the Government have (a) to support and (b) to promote the establishment of a new comprehensive space treaty which would include matters relating to weapons in space;
(2) what plans the Government have (a) to support and (b) to promote the establishment of a new comprehensive space treaty which would include matters relating to weapons in space;
Asked by
Alan Meale
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2005
For answer on
17 October 2005
Answered on
20 October 2005
The focus of the UK Government's space policy is on civil and scientific uses. However, we also derive important security benefits from its military use. Like many countries, the UK uses satellites for a wide range of military functions such as secure communications, meteorological predictions, and effective monitoring of various arms control treaties.Although the military use of space is integral to our security responsibilities, the UK Government have no plans to deploy weapons in space. As one of the depository states (along with the US and Russia), the UK Government continue to fully support the 1967 Outer Space treaty, which places important constraints on the use of space, including prohibiting the development of weapons of mass destruction in space and military activity on the moon and other celestial bodies.The main forum for discussing the military use of space is the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. We have taken part in informal discussions on the possibility of a further treaty banning weapons in space, although there has been no international consensus on the need for such a treaty. We continue to support the annual resolution on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) at the UN.
Subjects
Weapons; Spaceflight
Date
20 October 2005
Reference
19076; 437 c1211W;437 c1193W
House
House of Commons
(3) whether the Government (a) own and (b) contract defence weaponry in space.
(3) whether the Government (a) own and (b) contract defence weaponry in space.
Asked by
Alan Meale
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 October 2005
For answer on
17 October 2005
Answered on
20 October 2005
The focus of the UK Government's space policy is on civil and scientific uses. However, we also derive important security benefits from its military use. Like many countries, the UK uses satellites for a wide range of military functions such as secure communications, meteorological predictions, and effective monitoring of various arms control treaties.Although the military use of space is integral to our security responsibilities, the UK Government have no plans to deploy weapons in space. As one of the depository states (along with the US and Russia), the UK Government continue to fully support the 1967 Outer Space treaty, which places important constraints on the use of space, including prohibiting the development of weapons of mass destruction in space and military activity on the moon and other celestial bodies.The main forum for discussing the military use of space is the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. We have taken part in informal discussions on the possibility of a further treaty banning weapons in space, although there has been no international consensus on the need for such a treaty. We continue to support the annual resolution on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) at the UN.
Subjects
Weapons; Spaceflight
Date
20 October 2005
Reference
19077; 437 c1211W;437 c1193W
House
House of Commons