Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 45337

NHS: Delivery Services and Unmanned Air Systems

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the cost-effectiveness of using (a) drones and (b) traditional delivery methods for medical logistics.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government is committed to innovation in drones and other growth sectors, and work is ongoing across the Government, including between the Department and the Civil Aviation Authority, to support the safe and effective introduction of drones into medic...

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