Matt Western

Matt Western

Labour — Warwick and Leamington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 8 January 2026

Debate

Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness

Contribution

I thank the hon. Gentleman, and I will keep my comments brief. I absolutely agree that the legal side of this urgently needs to be addressed, and I understand from the Government that they will look very closely at it in their defence resilience Bill.

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