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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Easter Recess: Government Update

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Feb 2022
Ukraine

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Written Question
Telecommunications Cables: Seas and Oceans
Monday 31st January 2022

Asked by: Alun Cairns (Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

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.

Answered by Michael Ellis

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.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Jan 2022
Ukraine

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