Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what resilience planning his Department has undertaken to assess the potential impact of security threats in space on the satellites that both the public and the military depend upon.

Defence continually assesses security threats in space and their potential impact on the military and civilian services that depend upon satellites. Our resilience planning includes national risk assessments, mapping dependencies across satellites and supporting infrastructure, contingency planning, and monitoring threats and hazards to ensure the continuity of critical services.

Consistent with the Strategic Defence Review and Defence Investment Plan, Defence is investing in resilient and diversified space capabilities. This includes drawing on sovereign, allied and commercial systems, and working across Government, industry and international partners to maintain critical space-enabled services and protect UK and allied interests.