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Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard Excerpts

Thursday 15th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) (UUP)]

I wonder whether there has been co-operation between the Department and the Ministry of Defence in relation to security and the threat that drones pose to the security of the nation.

[Mr Hayes]

Indeed. I have recently arrived back at the Department for Transport from the Home Office, where I was Minister for Security, and I can tell the hon. Gentleman that the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office take this matter very seriously. He can be absolutely sure that, across the Government, we are looking at this issue. As I said earlier, it is not just about irresponsible use; it might also be about malevolent use of the kind that he has described.