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Defence: Space Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure a space defence strategy is included in the outputs from the Strategic Defence Review.

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 6 May 2025
Target answer date: 8 May 2025
Answer: 14 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

6 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure a space defence strategy is included in the outputs from the Strategic Defence Review.
8 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 May 2025
Answer published
While the Ministry of Defence continues to deliver against its existing space strategy, the Strategic Defence Review provides an opportunity to assess the strategic landscape and threat picture to inform long-term decisions, including on refreshing the De...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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