Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 48709

Defence: Space

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

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

Maria Eagle
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...

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