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Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23084 on Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans, by what date does he expect each element of the new capability outlined to be operational in protecting

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
14 Sept 2026
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  1. 10 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23084 on Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans, by what date does he expect each element of the new capability outlined to be operational in protecting

  2. 14 Sept 2026

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