Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 73865

Gaza: Surveillance

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the cost of using RAF (a) personnel and (b) equipment to prepare Straight Flight Nevada Commercial Leasing LLC for surveillance flights over Gaza, for each month from October 2023.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence has been conducting unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza for the sole purpose of locating hostages.While I am unable to disclose these costs for reasons of operational security and as a matter of policy, Defence operational spend...

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