Question follow-through · 57027

Gaza: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department has for (a) storing and (b) otherwise retaining surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since December 2023.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department has for (a) storing and (b) otherwise retaining surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since December 2023.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence has policies and protocols which provide direction for the storage and retention of operational intelligence. I am unable to comment further due to operational security.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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