Question follow-through · 123132
Semiconductors: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure resilience against future memory chip shortages.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure resilience against future memory chip shortages.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of memory chips to our economy and critical sectors. We regularly engage with industry to monitor supply chain vulnerabilities and understand potential risks across all chip types. Given the global nature of semico...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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