Source · Select Committees · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 11
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The Government should acquire a genuinely sovereign cable repair ship by 2030.
Recommendation
The Government should acquire a genuinely sovereign cable repair ship by 2030. This could be leased to industry on favourable terms during peacetime and made available for Government use in a crisis. The Government should set out a timetable for this in response to this Report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 72)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 December 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗