James Gray
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(5 years, 3 months ago)
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Stuart Andrew
Galileo is an issue because our armed forces need to know that we have absolute faith in their secure systems. The EU decided not to allow us to have that information, which is why we are coming out. However, we are working across Government to look into the alternatives, which is why the Prime Minister has put the funding in place.
James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)
What will the proposed UK system provide to our armed forces that the American global positioning system does not?
Stuart Andrew
It will obviously replicate very much what the US system has, but it will also ensure that we have additional capability should we need it. It is really important that our armed forces have all the equipment they need and that they have systems such as GPS so that we can put them in a safe environment when they are defending our country.