United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 26657
Electric Cables: Seas and Oceans
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27 January 2025
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4 February 2025 · Answer
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4 February 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the threat posed to underwater cables by foreign states; and what steps he is taking to protect this infrastructure.
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27 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the threat posed to underwater cables by foreign states; and what steps he is taking to protect this infrastructure.
Source: Commons
4 February 2025
Answer
Subsea cables are critical to UK telecommunications digital infrastructure, and we are committed to maintaining and enhancing the security and resilience of that infra- structure. We continue to co-ordinate with HMG partners, particularly DSIT who own sub...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-27/26657
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1759054
- uk · wq-1759054 · source updated 4 February 2025