Global Navigation Satellite Systems

(asked on 3rd March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 March (HL6222 and HL6223), which space-based augmentation systems they are investigating as an alternative to European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Services (EGNOS).


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 14th March 2022

The Government is exploring the possibilities for alternatives to EGNOS, including investing in the initial research and development for a potential UK system. However, it is too early to determine the suitability of a specific solution as a long-term replacement for EGNOS.

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