Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What recent discussions she has had with the aviation industry on the potential merits of the UK rejoining the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.”
Tabled: 19 March 2026Answered: 26 March 2026
Asked by
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Keir Mather)
My Department continues to engage with a range of aviation stakeholders, including the Civil Aviation Authority, to better understand the impacts of the loss of access to the European geostationary navigation overlay service. This includes the practicalities, costs and benefits for industry and the taxpayer if we were to rejoin.