Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 59936
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the resilience of the UK’s digital economy in the event of disruption to undersea data cables.
Answer
Chris BryantThe Government recognises the critical role of undersea data cables in the UK’s digital economy. Individual subsea cables can be vulnerable to disruption. There is an average of 12 breaks a year from fishing, anchor drag, landslides and other causes. Most...
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