Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 40849

Space Technology

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of commercial providers being used to implement the UK's defence space capabilities on the resilience of those capabilities.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The Ministry of Defence is committed to investing £6.5 billion over 10 years to ensure the UK is a competitive force in the Space domain. The National Space Strategy makes clear that to meet the Government's goals, the UK requires a flexible approach to d...

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