PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Spaceflight (22 March 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the risk to the UK of the increase in the space capabilities of foreign states.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
As the Defence Command Paper set out we are investing an additional £1.4 billion on space over the next decade, on top of the over £5 billion on Skynet 6 satellites. This will allow us to develop our capabilities to better understand the Space domain, and be able to protect and defend the capabilities there that are critical to national security. This will include the establishment of a space command.
Answered by:
Sir Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
29 March 2021
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