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Airports: Unmanned Air Systems

Commons · Question 83314 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions on disruption by drones at airports with (a) pilots, (b) other aviation professionals (c) the Ministry of Defence and (d) governments of other European countries that

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 28 Oct 2025

UK aviation operates in the private sector. It is therefore the responsibility of industry to ensure there are appropriate contingency plans in place to minimise potential disruption. The Department for Transport, Home Office and Ministry of Defence engag...