Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Plan to toughen protections for subsea internet cables amid heightened Russian activity, published on 29 May 2026, how many inc

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1. 9 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Plan to toughen protections for subsea internet cables amid heightened Russian activity, published on 29 May 2026, how many inc

   Source: Commons

2. 17 June 2026

   Answer

   Data on faults affecting subsea telecommunications cables connected to the UK is held by industry operators and collated by international bodies, including the International Cable Protection Committee, whose data the Department accesses.The majority of fa...

   Source: Written answer

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