United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 106912
Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems
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19 January 2026
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26 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what proportion of the 1,712 drone incidents at prisons were relate
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19 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what proportion of the 1,712 drone incidents at prisons were relate
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26 January 2026
Answer
We publish the number of drone incidents in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Data specific to the recoveries of illicit items cannot be disclosed for security reasons.We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of dron...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-19/106912
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1872865
- uk · wq-1872865 · source updated 26 January 2026