Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Recommendation 2
Fifth Report - The semiconductor industry in the UK
Published 28 Nov 2022
Paragraph 53
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee The Semiconductor Industry in the UK All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
We ask Ministers to consider whether the above recommendation, on closer working between the UK and allies in the EU and US, can be effectively delivered by requesting that the UK be invited to take part in relevant parts of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council. We further ask Ministers to set out the Government’s position on whether a new multi-lateral organisation for industrial collaboration between allied democratic countries is required and, if not, which existing multi-lateral organisation provides the opportunity for this important work to be undertaken.
From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, Fifth Report - The semiconductor industry in the UK (HC 291), paragraph 53, 28 November 2022
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 25 May 2023 (deadline 28 January 2023).
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Government has published its National Semiconductor Strategy and sets out its response to the Committee's recommendations, committing to up to £1 billion over the next decade and to working with international partners.
- On funding, the Government says it is investing "up to £200 million" over the next two years and "up to £1 billion" over ten years, and that it will announce plans "by the Autumn" to support semiconductor manufacturing.
- On industry engagement, the Government "agrees" the approach must be industry-led and will formally launch a UK Semiconductor Advisory Panel at London Tech Week in June 2023.
- On supply chain resilience, it commits to publish resilience guidance, establish a government-industry forum and run a crisis and contingency planning exercise, and will evaluate future domestic manufacturing needs through research "reporting in the Autumn".
- On the Nexperia case, the Government says it "still cannot provide any further update" while judicial review proceedings are ongoing.