Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Healey and Ayoub Khan

Monday 2nd February 2026 Commons Chamber

[John Healey]

My hon. Friend quite rightly points to a growing level of Russian activity in particular that monitors and potentially threatens our critical undersea infrastructure. He will see the way in which we have demonstrated that we see, understand and track those Russian threats. We are working, particularly together with JEF allies, to deal with those threats, and we will step that up further in the months ahead.

[Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind)]

5. Whether he is taking steps to increase the UK’s level of military independence from the US.