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Space Weather: Research

Asked by Dr Ben SpencerConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 18660

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to produce a domestic research strategy for space weather.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Work continues to progress the UK Severe Space Weather Preparedness Strategy which was published in September 2021.

The Strategy was developed in close collaboration with the academic community and commits to a series of targeted research and development activities. This is currently being delivered through the Space Weather Innovation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk (SWIMMR) programme.

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