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MOD and BEIS ministers questioned on Space Defence

7 March 2022

The Defence Committee session will likely focus on steps that are being taken to protect the UK’s space assets in the face of growing threats from our adversaries and the increasingly congested space environment. The Committee will likely also discuss scope for collaboration on space with allies, such as NATO. The session will likely also explore the recently published Defence Space Strategy.

Witnesses

Tuesday 8 March 2022

At 2.00pm

  • James Heappey MP – Minister for the Armed Forces
  • George Freeman MP – Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
  • Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth – Director Space, Ministry of Defence
  • Rebecca Evernden – Director for Space, BEIS

Further information

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