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answering dept id	53
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office

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registered interest

date

24/01/2022

answering body

Cabinet Office

answering dept id

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Cabinet Office

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Cabinet Office

hansard heading

Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans

house id

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25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what policies are in place with respect to sub-sea telecommunication cables; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the security of sub-sea telecommunication cables in the national security strategy.

tabling member constituency

Vale of Glamorgan

tabling member printed

Alun Cairns

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110343

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

31/01/2022

answer text

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is the lead department for telecommunications policy, including the security and resilience of telecommunications subsea cables. DCMS works closely with operators, regulators and others to assess risks and ensure that the appropriate mitigation measures are in place. The Integrated Review 2021 acknowledged that the Royal Navy will remain active in the UK’s territorial sea and Exclusive Economic Zone, including by investing in new capabilities to protect undersea critical national infrastructure - including subsea telecommunications cables.

answering member constituency

Northampton North

answering member printed

Michael Ellis

question first answered

31/01/2022 17:53:19

answering member

4116

label	Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis

tabling member

4086

label	Biography information for Alun Cairns