Question follow-through · 50880

Unmanned Air Systems: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the number of incidents relating to drone usage in residential areas.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
8 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
14 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the number of incidents relating to drone usage in residential areas.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the independent aviation regulator, receives reports of aviation incidents via multiple reporting channels and reviews those that fall within its remit. Members of the public concerned about drone misuse, including i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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