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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 November 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence: Seas and Oceans

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s seabed warfare capabilities.

Answer

As outlined in the 2021 Integrated Review and accompanying Command paper, the Government is investing in a number of seabed warfare capabilities. This includes the Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) programme, Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) and Deep-Water Military Data Gathering will enhance our ability to detect, understand, attribute and act against those who pose a threat to our interests and allow us to maintain maritime situational awareness.

These investments in underwater warfare capabilities will support the protection of our critical national infrastructure, the safeguarding of maritime trade and maintenance of our underwater advantage, increasing our ability to protect and assure underwater critical national infrastructure and to detect threats in the North Atlantic.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2775
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Defence Standards Seas and oceans
Link
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