Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to retain access to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.

The UK no longer participates in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) programme.

The UK sought continued access to EGNOS services through the UK-EU trade negotiations. However, an agreement could not be reached as the EU demanded a significant financial contribution to secure those services.

Despite not being able to reach an agreement, we expect that UK users will continue to be able to utilise the freely available EGNOS Open Service, which is used for a range of different applications, including precision agriculture and personal navigation.

The UK is exploring alternatives to fulfil its needs for secure and resilient position, navigation and timing information through a dedicated programme of work led by the UK Space Agency.