Question follow-through · 23781
Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the urgent question of 14 January 2025 on Drones: High-security Prisons, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the urgent question of 14 January 2025 on Drones: High-security Prisons, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2025
Answer published
We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones to deliver contraband into prisons. We conduct vulnerability assessments across the estate to identify risks, and to develop and implement plans to manage and mitigate them. HM Pri...
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Later records
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