| Heading: |
Electric Cables: Seas and Oceans |
| Question ID: |
1759054 |
| UIN: |
26657 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5326 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Edward Morello
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Edward Morello
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
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. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
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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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |