§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy remain unconcerned with the knowledge that the Global Positioning System is under exclusive United States Department of Defense control and whether any alternative independent system is currently being researched and procured.
Earl Howe:The United Kingdom's armed forces are trained and equipped to carry out operations without the benefits of the Global Positioning System. We have no plans to research or procure a comparable British system.