PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Unmanned Air Vehicles (10 March 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department policy is on the use of drone strikes outside of recognised war zones; and what support the Government provides to victims of such strikes.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
As the Government has stated previously there is no separate policy on the use of force outside of an armed conflict. Rather it has a policy to defend the UK and its citizens against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack; in extremis, lethal force could be used where there is no other effective option. Every situation would be considered on its merits and the appropriate course of action would depend on the circumstances prevailing at that time.
Answered by:
James Heappey (Conservative)
16 March 2021
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