Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had personally had with the European Space Agency ahead of the Ministerial Council Meeting in November 2022.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a civil space organisation and the Government's engagement with ESA is led by BEIS and the UK Space Agency. As such, the Secretary of State for Defence has not held discussions with ESA. The Minister for Science and Investment Security will represent the UK at the ESA Ministerial Council Meeting on 22-23 November.