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EGNOS: Membership

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 58730

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to reinstate the UK's membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Government is considering options for UK access to a satellite-based augmentation system, following our withdrawal from the EU's European Geostationary Navigation Overlay (EGNOS) system. This work is ongoing and no decision has yet been made.

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