Question follow-through · 106914
Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, whether his Department have had discussions with private drone comp
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, whether his Department have had discussions with private drone comp
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
We publish the number of drone incidents in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Data specific to the recoveries of illicit items cannot be disclosed for security reasons.We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of dron...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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