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<p>The Ministry of Defence constantly monitors activity within UK waters and its Economic
Exclusion Zone to counter and deter detected threats.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Navy's
Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels, of the Overseas Patrol Squadron, are frequently used
on a high readiness basis in UK waters to undertake domestic security tasks, including
escorting foreign warships through UK waters. This is in addition to the Fleet Ready
Escort and other persistently available Royal Navy platforms.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
takes the security and resilience of undersea infrastructure, including cables, interconnectors,
and pipelines, very seriously. These are critical to our national infrastructure,
and we monitor the full range of threats and risks.</p>
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