Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with NATO on (a) planning and (b) collaboration in space.

We hold regular discussions with NATO on how the UK can support efforts to strengthen allied utilisation of the space domain.

The UK actively participates in tabletop exercises and wargames, and actively contributes to NATO satellite communications projects. At Octobers meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, the UK signed up to NATO’s STARLIFT programme, that could see allies use UK launch vehicles and space ports to deploy space assets, further developing NATO’s space capabilities.