Asked by: Baroness Stern (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government to which companies and organisations the Civil Aviation Authority has granted permission to fly unmanned aerial vehicles Beyond the Visual Line of Sight since January 2019; and which of those permissions are still valid.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Since January 2019, the CAA has granted exemptions to 20 different organisations to allow them to fly Unmanned Aircraft Systems beyond visual line of sight, and 14 different organisations hold an exemption that is currently valid.
Asked by: Baroness Stern (Crossbench - Life peer)
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.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
No bid was submitted to the European Maritime Safety Agency for such systems by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2020.