Galileo System

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 24 April 2017.

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Photo of Carol Monaghan Carol Monaghan Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Public Services and Education)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many UK-based companies will potentially be excluded from the Galileo project supply chain after the UK has left the EU.

Photo of Jo Johnson Jo Johnson Minister of State (Department for Education) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Education)

UK companies have been central to the development of the Galileo satellite navigation system since its inception. While the UK remains a Member of the European Union we will fully participate in the EU space programmes including Galileo, and it is the Government’s position that UK industry should be able to compete fairly for contracts during this period. The Government would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives however the details of any future relationship will be part of the upcoming negotiations.

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