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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by {member id="4306" field="DisplayAs"}{/member} on 10 December 2020 (HL10934), what assessment they have made of whether UK ocean-going merchant ships will be able to use the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in the event of the failure of satellite-based communications, and whether those ships will be able to use the GMDSS to communicate in the event that commercial coast stations are closed.
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Lord West of Spithead
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