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Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

Commons · Question 48868 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to increase security of subsea infrastructure between the United Kingdom and continental Europe.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 May 2025

Subsea cables are critical to UK telecommunications digital infrastructure, and the Government are committed to maintaining and enhancing their security. This is a whole-of-Government effort including the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Science, I...