Question follow-through · 4442
Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take with the UK Infrastructure Bank to support the semiconductor industry.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take with the UK Infrastructure Bank to support the semiconductor industry.
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2024
Answer published
This government recognises the strategic importance of semiconductors as a critical technology for the future of the UK and a significant enabler of the government’s growth and clean energy missions. We have announced our plan to align key government fina...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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