Question follow-through · 66466
Unmanned Air Systems: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reliance on Chinese-made drones on levels of risk for defence procurement.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2025 · 54 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reliance on Chinese-made drones on levels of risk for defence procurement.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence regularly reviews its critical supply chains to identify and mitigate risks to defence capability. The Department does not procure Chinese manufactured drones for use in operations.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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