Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 56780
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
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
Luke PollardSubsea 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...
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