The House of Lords EU Internal Market
Sub-Committee will continue to hear from experts in the UK Space
Industry at an evidence session on Thursday 12
July, to investigate the expected impact of Brexit on
the UK Space Industry.
The discussion will focus on the UK’s participation in EU space
programmes, in particular the UK’s involvement in Galileo, the
European Union’s Global Satellite Navigation System.
Giving evidence at 1pm on Thursday 12 July will
be:
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MP, Minister of State for
Universities, Science, Research and Innovation,
BEIS/DfE
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Rebecca Evernden, Director,
International, UK Space Agency
Questions are likely to
include:
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It has been decided that UK companies will be
excluded from the latest procurement batch for Galileo. Is the
UK seeking to overturn this specific
decision?
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What involvement does the UK have or intend
to have in the research and development of the next generation
of Galileo?
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What assessment has the Government made of
the number of UK jobs that depend on full UK access to Galileo,
including research and development, the ground segment and the
space segment?
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The Government’s technical note on Galileo
participation states that the UK is exploring the option of a
domestic system. How developed are the feasibility assessments
on this? Will the results be made public?
The session will start at 1pm on
Thursday 12 July in Committee Room 4A of the House of
Lords.
