Question follow-through · 129215
Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the domestic semiconductor manufacturing supply chain.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the domestic semiconductor manufacturing supply chain.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
From 2027, the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) will cut energy bills by up to 25% for eligible, energy-intensive manufacturers in the priority industries in the Industrial Strategy -including semiconductors. This will give businesses ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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