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Recommendation 5
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Close co-operation between the state and the private sector, which operates most subsea cables and...
Recommendation
Close co-operation between the state and the private sector, which operates most subsea cables and pipelines, is key to deterring threats to critical infrastructure. The UK Government should establish partnerships for working with businesses to combat threats to critical infrastructure.
Paragraph Reference:
121
Government Response
Position Not Stated
HM Government · verbatim extract
Position Not Stated
Partially Agree 5. The UK government works with industry to combat threats to, and improve the resilience of, subsea infrastructure. This approach can be found in the recent agreement between the UK and Norway, announced on 13th October 2023, that they will develop a Green Industrial Partnership to explore new areas of collaboration including on critical national infrastructure (CNI) as we develop future energy systems, offshore wind, low emission transport (including green shipping corridors and batteries for electric vehicles), and critical minerals. During the early stages of this project, government and business interaction will be more focussed on collaborating to develop new CNI (or upgrade current capacity). The UK and Norway have also agreed to develop a strategic partnership to counter shared threats in the undersea domain, including threats to our undersea infrastructure. 6. The UK Government is also following this approach in attracting institutional investment from North America into infrastructure in the UK and is seeking to identify opportunities for industry cooperation with priority partners to develop infrastructure in third markets.
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