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Defence: Space

Commons · Question 48709 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

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Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on developing a sovereign defence space capability in the United Kingdom; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this initiative on (

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 6 May 2025

The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Departments to develop sovereign space capabilities, and with our Allies and partners.We use the 'own-access-collaborate' framework to identify where the UK must own sovereign capabilities, access serv...