Question follow-through · 83293
Defence: Satellites
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) NATO allies and (b) his European counterparts on plans to develop a defence space shield to protect British (a) military and (b) communication satellites.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) NATO allies and (b) his European counterparts on plans to develop a defence space shield to protect British (a) military and (b) communication satellites.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2025
Answer published
The UK works closely with its NATO and European Allies to improve collective understanding of evolving threats, integrate space more effectively into defence operations, and pursue interoperability and resilience across our space assets and space-based se...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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