Al Carns corrected a written answer on Uncrewed Systems: Testing
James Cartlidge (Conservative, South Suffolk) asked written question 107734 on 22 January 2026. Al Carns answered on 30 January 2026 for the Ministry of Defence, and Al Carns corrected the answer on 13 April 2026. The corrected text no longer gives the figure 744. Altogether 26 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to use the British Army Training Unit Suffield for the testing of uncrewed systems in the current Parliament.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| The Army is currently | The Army is currently using the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) for the testing of uncrewed systems, with further testing due to occur in the spring of this year. Plans beyond this and the future use of BATUS is dependent upon the outcome of the Defence Investment Plan. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1874436?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 5113db03f2090689c70e377892505ce0a499cf66787cacb2c2e9166f07e4ec6c |