Department for Transport written question – answered at on 15 June 2026.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative, Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Auestion 3018 on Air Ambulance Services: EGNOS, what is her Department's timetable for the completion of the review of the (a) case and (b) viability of rejoining the EGNOS programme.
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The department will undertake a comprehensive review of the transport case and practicalities for rejoining the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS). This work will be carried out in 2026 with the aim that a decision can be taken by the end of the year on whether to seek to rejoin the EGNOS programme.
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