Sixth Special Report - The semiconductor industry in the UK: Further Government response to the BEIS Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2022–23

This is the government's response, published 25 May 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.

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