Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 27 October 2025.
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
Non-affiliated
2:45,
27 October 2025
My Lords, given that the Minister has confirmed that he has had conversations with the Irish Government in relation to the undersea cables, can he confirm that, given all the threats that are out there, Northern Ireland is a strategic place for the United Kingdom, particularly the Port of Londonderry?
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