Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology has in (a) the trial of the Aeryon Skyranger drone around Gatwick Airport and (b) the trial or use of any other surveillance aircraft operated by government departments, agents or public bodies in the UK.

Karen Bradley

CAST has no direct role in the Gatwick trial, but does liaise with the trial
team in order to learn from their experience.

Trials conducted by other Departments and their agencies are matters for the
respective departments.