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 EagleThe 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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