Question follow-through · 12036
Armed Forces: Driverless Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on digital testing, simulation and virtual development environments to support the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 8 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
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on digital testing, simulation and virtual development environments to support the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles.
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2026
Answer published
As autonomous vehicles become commonplace in Defence’s Research, Development and Planning, the investment in the digital testing, simulation and virtual development environments is often bespoke to the nature and role of the capability and integrated into...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Poland: Veterans
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department plans to keep Ilford Park Polish Home open to new admissions after 2027; and what steps he is taking to honour the commitment made to Polish veterans under the Polish Resettlement Act 1947.