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 Pollard
Subsea 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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