| Heading: |
Cable Systems: Security |
| Question ID: |
1756332 |
| UIN: |
HL4159 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4882 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Sarfraz
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Sarfraz
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) physical, and (2) cyber, threats to cable landing stations in the UK; and what measures they are taking to ensure the resilience of those stations against potential disruption. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3792 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
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| Answering Member handle: |
WhitchurchGirl
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@WhitchurchGirl
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| Answer text: |
Cable landing stations are a critical part of the UK’s digital infrastructure, and the Government takes their security seriously. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) works closely with the National Protective Security Authority (N... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |