Global Navigation Satellite System

Lord Lennie Excerpts
Wednesday 10th March 2021

(3 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lennie Portrait Lord Lennie (Lab) [V]
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Following on from the questions from my noble friends Lord West and Lord Stevenson, does OneWeb have a proven PNT capability? How is the Cabinet Office-led review progressing, who is being consulted and when will its findings be published?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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That is the third time that this question has been asked. Government investment in OneWeb was for cutting-edge telecommunications capability based on market analysis. We have always been clear that PNT services were not the rationale for this particular investment.