Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 99915
Russia: Submarines
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to protect British waters from Russian submarines.
Answer
Al CarnsAs the Strategic Defence Review outlines, there is a persistent and growing underwater threat to the UK and NATO from a modernising Russian submarine force. In response, the Ministry of Defence has announced Atlantic Bastion – the Royal Navy's programme c...
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