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Question follow-through · 49099

Police: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Chinese-made drones used by police forces on cyber security.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
9 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Chinese-made drones used by police forces on cyber security.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 May 2025

    Answer published

    Decisions on operational equipment are made independently by police forces, who are best placed to assess their own operational needs while ensuring they have the tools necessary to protect the public.The Government takes national and cyber security extre...

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