§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he expects the Galileo Project for positioning to be completed; and when he expects it to be made compulsory for air movements in EU airspace. [45307]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe upcoming Transport Council on 26 March is expected to take decisions on the development and validation phase (2002–05) of Galileo, the European Commission's global navigation satellite system. The Government understands that Galileo is expected to become operational in 2008 and that the future Galileo aviation requirements have yet to be determined.