Question follow-through · 900704
Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to help support the semiconductor industry.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 16 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he plans to take to help support the semiconductor industry.
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Oct 2024
Answer published
This Government is committed to building on the UK’s world-class strengths in the semiconductor sector to accelerate growth and unlock real-world benefits for citizens.Last month, we announced new support for semiconductor scale-ups to advance high-potent...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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