| Heading: |
Defence: Space Technology |
| Question ID: |
1787207 |
| UIN: |
40310 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5197 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
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| Asking Member handle: |
drnshastrihurst
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@drnshastrihurst
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional resources that will be available for the development of space capabilities in the 2027-28 financial year, in the context of increases in defence spending. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-31 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
The hon. Member and I share a passion for space, and he will know that the Ministry of Defence has invested £6.5 billion over ten years in space, including £5 billion in satellite communications through the SKYNET programme and £1.5 billion in innovative ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |