Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Commons · Question 8471 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Plan to toughen protections for subsea internet cables amid heightened Russian activity, published on 29 May 2026, how many inc
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 17 Jun 2026
Data on faults affecting subsea telecommunications cables connected to the UK is held by industry operators and collated by international bodies, including the International Cable Protection Committee, whose data the Department accesses.The majority of fa...