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Transport: Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Commons · Question 4885 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress has she made in adopting the sovereign Satellite Based Augmentation System (UK SBAS).

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 8 Jun 2026

Following the trial of a UK Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS), the Government is assessing options for access to an SBAS, including the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). DfT are reviewing the case and viability of rejoinin...