Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18041

Unmanned Air Vehicles: National Security

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swarms of drones on national security; and whether research has been commissioned on that issue.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office coordinates the government’s homeland counter-drone policy and closely monitors how drones are being used in all threat areas. This includes organised crime, terrorism, and innovations coming out of conflict zones. We work closely with oth...
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