Question follow-through · 13647
Food Supply: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to the potential impact of chemical approvals for drone technology on British food security.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has given to the potential impact of chemical approvals for drone technology on British food security.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the potential of agricultural drone technology to support more efficient, sustainable and productive farming practices, which can in turn contribute to food security in the UK. Defra works closely with relevant regulators, includ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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