Question follow-through · 124066
Police: Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what tasks crewed police helicopters can do that drones cannot.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what tasks crewed police helicopters can do that drones cannot.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Home Office provided £10.6m to NPAS in FY2025/26. In addition, the Home Office has committed £34.5m to NPAS to support the replacement of 7 helicopters. For further information on annual grant information for NPAS, the Government via the Cabinet Offic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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