Question follow-through · 5533

Telecommunications Cables: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with telecommunications providers on improving the resilience and security of newly installed infrastructure; and whether she plans to introduce updated (a) regulation and

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with telecommunications providers on improving the resilience and security of newly installed infrastructure; and whether she plans to introduce updated (a) regulation and

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This Government recognises the significant distress and disruption that cable theft and vandalism cause for individuals, businesses and critical national infrastructure.That is why we work closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnersh...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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