{"value":{"id":1171981,"askingMemberId":1438,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-01-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-01-22T00:00:00","uin":"5350","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to develop sovereign defence capability through unmanned aerial vehicles.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4528,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-01-28T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We continue to encourage and contract for innovation in unmanned aircraft technology from Industry. A range of UK companies in the unmanned aircraft and drones fields, including small and medium-sized enterprises, have been contracted to support DSTL research, Rapid Capabilities Office development programmes, and sub-systems support to our larger Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Unmanned Air Systems","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1171981","method":"GET"}]}