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Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help protect UK submarine cables from potential foreign threats.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help protect UK submarine cables from potential foreign threats.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Subsea cables are critical to UK telecommunications digital infrastructure, and the Government are committed to maintaining and enhancing their security. This is a whole-of-Government effort including the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Science, I...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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