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Government Departments and Arms Length Bodies: Starlink |
| Question ID: |
1785073 |
| UIN: |
HL5827 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-14 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1463 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what contracts are held by (1) government departments, and (2) arm's-length bodies, with Starlink; and what is the value and duration of each contract. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5363 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Vallance of Balham
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Vallance of Balham
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| Answer text: |
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and its Arms Lengths Body’s (ALBs) including the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) hold no contracts directly with Starlink, aside from the Very Hard to Reach Alpha trials which are due to close... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |