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Uncrewed Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve cross-government understanding of developments in drone technology, and what plans the has to improve inter-departmental collaboration on the regulation and deploy

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve cross-government understanding of developments in drone technology, and what plans the has to improve inter-departmental collaboration on the regulation and deploy

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    This government is delivering the Future of Flight Programme which is a joint programme between the whole of government, the Civil Aviation Authority and industry. A key strategic objective of the Programme is to achieve routine Beyond Visual Line of Sigh...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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