To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel in his Department are working on the (i) Multinational Space-based Imaging System and (ii) the European Defence Agency’s Space Situational Awareness programme. (277633)

Currently no personnel in the Department, military or civilian, participate in either the Multinational Space-based Imaging System or the European Defence Agency’s Space Situational Awareness programme. We observe developments in both of these programmes and have the option to participate in the future.