Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, recently met with the Armed Forces Minister, Luke Pollard MP, to discuss safeguarding Critical National Infrastructure in light of the recent threat posed by a Russian Submarine that was recently revealed to have entered British waters.
Sir John said of the meeting:
“I received a briefing from Armed Forces Minister, Luke Pollard MP, about the threat to Critical National Infrastructure cables posed by Russian Submarines. This follows the revelation of the activities of the Russian Intelligence Ship, Yantar, which was monitored having entered British waters and the recent damage to a critical power cable between Estonia and Finland which was suspected to have been caused by a Russian vessel. Undersea infrastructure is crucial for energy supply through power cables and pipelines, while more than 95% of internet traffic is also secured via undersea cables.”
Sir John is pictured with Luke Pollard MP
