Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 79209

Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 22 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent steps the Royal Navy has taken to (a) lead and (b) coordinate work to help protect undersea infras

Answer

Al Carns

The Royal Navy is acting under the direction provided in the Strategic Defence Review 2025 to lead and co-ordinate work to protect critical undersea infrastructure. This includes new investment capability options for platforms and sensor suites to counter...

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