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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-17more like thismore than 2019-07-17
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Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: Repairs and Maintenance remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using drones to detect defects in roads. more like this
tabling member constituency East Yorkshire more like this
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Sir Greg Knight more like this
uin 278390 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-07-22
answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring all technology, including the use of drones, to identify road defects and improve road maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure Inspection Pathfinder project, carried out by the Connected Places Catapult (previously Transport Systems Catapult) under the Government Drone Pathfinder Programme, aims at accelerating the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to enable UK businesses to access wider inspection and surveying capabilities of this smart technology.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
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answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight more like this