Undersea Cables: National Security Threat - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 27 October 2025.

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Photo of Lord Stirrup Lord Stirrup Crossbench 2:45, 27 October 2025

My Lords, Ireland is a crucial hub for undersea infrastructure crossing the Atlantic, but it lacks the capabilities to defend against and be resilient to the destruction of that infrastructure. Moreover, its individual tailored partnership programme with NATO is coming increasingly under threat with recent political shifts in Irish leadership. What assessment have the Government made of the UK’s vulnerabilities to Ireland’s position, and what plans do they have for developing a resilience strategy in that regard in future?