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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 February 2016 (named day). It was answered by Michael Fallon (Conservative) on Friday, 5 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Unmanned Air Systems

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2016 to Question 23290, for what reasons he will not make it his policy that the House be given the opportunity to debate any decision to deploy UK Reaper aircraft outside of Syria and Iraq.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Minister for the Armed Forces (Mark Francois), on 23 June 2014 (Official Report, column 99W), to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Tom Watson).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25293
Session
2015-16
Attachment
20140623-Hansard extract on Unmanned Air Vehicles
Related items
Unmanned Air Systems
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Parliamentary scrutiny Unmanned air systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk