Question follow-through · 11232
Starlink
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of reliance on Starlink in the (a) private and (b) public sectors; what steps he is taking to help increase
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of reliance on Starlink in the (a) private and (b) public sectors; what steps he is taking to help increase
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2024
Answer published
The government acknowledges rapid evolutions in the global satellite communications sector. Monopoly rarely serves the public interest and a competitive market is important to ensuring public and private sector value. We are keen to secure UK leadership i...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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