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Seventh Report - Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North
Scottish Affairs Committee
HC 1576
Published 21 July 2023
Government response
Ninth Special Report - Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2022–23 · published 18 Oct 2023
Recommendations & Conclusions
8
Conclusion
Deferred
Para 45
Offshore and subsea critical infrastructure vulnerable to interference, lacking clear repair plan
Conclusion
Events like the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline have shown that Critical National Infrastructure that is based offshore or beneath the sea can be vulnerable to interference. This is a concern in the North Atlantic, where transatlantic cables are …
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Government Response Summary
The Ministry of Defence states it cannot comment on the repair of transatlantic cables and indicates that wider government efforts, coordinated by the Cabinet Office, involve several departments to assure UK interests, but provides no further detail on repair plans.
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