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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-26more like thismore than 2022-09-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Offshore Structures: Protection more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for coordinating protection of (1) oil and gas installations, (2) pipelines, (3) offshore windfarms, (4) undersea electrical cables and interconnectors, and (5) fibreoptic cables, in (a) UK territorial seas, and (b) UK exclusive economic zones; and where this coordination takes place. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord West of Spithead more like this
uin HL2382 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-10more like thismore than 2022-10-10
answer text <p>The Government takes the protection and resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure seriously and departments work together to protect it from malicious and other hazards such as accidental damage. The Cabinet Office is responsible for coordinating interdepartmental efforts. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is the lead department for the energy sector, including subsea energy <ins class="ministerial">infrastructure</ins><del class="ministerial">CrNI</del>. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead department for telecommunications policy, including telecommunications subsea cables. The Ministry of Defence is responsible for defending UK interests within the UK Marine Area (UK Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic Zones) and forms part of HMG’s efforts to counter state threats.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-10T16:30:56.627Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-10T16:30:56.627Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2022-10-13T10:44:31.987Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-13T10:44:31.987Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
previous answer version
21766
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
3834
label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this