Question follow-through · 19664
Military Bases: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the disruption of drones flying over (i) RAF Lakenheath, (ii) RAF Mildenhall and (iii) RAF Feltwell in November 2024.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the disruption of drones flying over (i) RAF Lakenheath, (ii) RAF Mildenhall and (iii) RAF Feltwell in November 2024.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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2 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold a central estimate of the full cost of disruption caused by drone activity in November 2024. The UK investigation into the disruption led by the MOD Police incurred an estimated cost £607,883.87. The United Stat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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