Question follow-through · 6561

EGNOS

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 3018 on Air Ambulance Services: EGNOS, whether her Department has commenced negotiations with the European Union to rejoin the EGNOS programme.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 3 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 8 Jun 2026
Answer: 17 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 3018 on Air Ambulance Services: EGNOS, whether her Department has commenced negotiations with the European Union to rejoin the EGNOS programme.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2026
Answer published
The department will undertake a review of the transport case and the practicalities of rejoining the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). This work will be carried out in 2026 with the aim of enabling a decision to be made by the end ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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