Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the UK’s sovereign capabilities in space-warfare and communications.

Defence is an important part of the government's efforts on space, and is delivering a programme to enhance our national interests in and through space. We are continuing the investment of over £5 billion in our world-renowned sovereign SKYNET constellation of satellites to provide global, secure satellite communications. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is also investing £1.5 billion in additional defence space technologies in support of our mission to protect and defend the space domain. As technology and the security context evolves we will continue to invest in world-leading technology to maintain our advantage in the space domain.