Source · Select Committees · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 11
11
Not Addressed
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 summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses existing international cooperation on cable breaks and vessel behaviour but does not address the recommendation to acquire a sovereign cable repair ship by 2030 or set a timetable for it.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The Government agrees that there needs to continue to be a UK-based and UK-flagged repair ship for the foreseeable future. A UK based and UK flagged repair ship enables rapid response to cable breaks in UK waters, sufficient repair capacity when required and provides a strategically deployable capability during an emergency. We are currently exploring a range of options that also provide ongoing value for money for the taxpayer. We will set out our plans in more detail in due course.
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