Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Commons · Question 56780 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help protect UK submarine cables from potential foreign threats.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 9 Jun 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...