Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of hybrid space warfare on UK infrastructure.

The Defence Space Strategy, published on 1 February 2022 and available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-space-strategy-operationalising-the-space-domain, contains a recent assessment of the range of threats to space systems.

Responsibility for assessing the impact of disruptions on UK infrastructure, including space-based disruptions, sits with the owners of the infrastructure and the responsible lead Government departments.

Defence feeds into cross-Government risk reporting through the National Security Risk.

Assessment process, led by Cabinet Office, assesses the most serious risks facing the UK and includes impacts on UK infrastructure.