Food Supply: Unmanned Air Systems
Commons · Question 13648 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration she has given to the potential impact of payloads regulations for drone technology for British food security.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 6 Jul 2026
Drone payloads are subject to the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) regulation UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947, which covers payloads for agricultural use. This type of operation in the Specific category is subject to a risk assessment conducted by the applican...