Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 21879

Electric Cables and Telecommunications Cables: North Sea

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help protect sub-sea cables in the North Sea from the Russian shadow fleet.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The UK Government constantly monitors and regularly assesses the security of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications assets. Following the incident damaging the Estlink 2 undersea cable between Finland and Estonia on 25 D...

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