DRONES AND THE 2015 STRATEGIC DEFENCE AND SECURITY REVIEW

Early day motion 152, tabled 18 June 2015 by David Davis (Conservative). Signed by 26 members.

That this House calls on the Government to address the issues identified in the UK Approach to Unmanned Systems, a Joint Doctrinal Note written in 2011, in connection with the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR); notes the recommendations of the Defence Committee on the need for a current British doctrine in its 10th Report of Session 2013-14, on Remote Control: Remotely Piloted Air Systems - current and future use, HC 772; further notes that the conclusions of the Birmingham Policy Commission, The Security Impact of Drones: Challenges and Opportunities for the UK, include the absence of central direction; recognises the significant increase in the use of armed and unarmed drones since the 2010 SDSR; further recognises that the Scavenger Programme is intended to replace the Reaper with a sovereign, armed drone capability; and calls on the Government to devise and disclose a distinct and overarching policy on the use of British military drones as part of British defence strategy.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Scottish National Party 6, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.