Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their bid to the European Maritime Safety Agency for remotely piloted air system support during 2020 was successful; if so, (1) between which dates, (2) in which maritime areas, and (3) from which airports, were aircraft flown; and which type of aircraft was used to provide any such support.

No bid was submitted to the European Maritime Safety Agency for such systems by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2020.