The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Semiconductors. Chaired by Ruth Jones MP For enquiries contact Oliver Cliff at [email protected]
Joined November 2023
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Yesterday, the APPG for Semiconductors held its Advisory Board AGM, re-appointing Drew Nelson as Chair and Wyn Meredith as Vice-Chair. With semiconductors increasingly central to growth, innovation and national security, the APPG's work has never been more important. 🚀 #APPG
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Looking ahead, APPG working groups will focus on AI, Quantum and Photonics, strengthening international semiconductor partnerships, supply chain resilience, driving economic growth and supporting engagement with ministers to advance key policy recommendations.
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Check out more on here:
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🚨A thoughtful and very important intervention from @BrexitStewart on the current state of semiconductors in the UK and the need for a comprehensive plan for skills.
Lord Jackson acts as vice chair of the @APPGSemcon.
Check it out here:
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🧐If you are interested in the work we do or would like further information about the APPG please contact Oliver at CalComms, the Group Secretariat, at [email protected]
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Advisory Board chair Drew Nelson OBE summarised the report and thanked the other AB members, as well as the defence primes, for contributing towards the preparation and recommendations.
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Minister for AI, with additional responsibility for semiconductors, Kanishka Narayan MP, also spoke, reiterating the government's committment to continued support and investment in semiconductors.
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The reception was addressed by Secretary of State for Wales, Stephen Kinnock MP who congratulated the huge investments in south Wales and pledged continued support for the APPG.
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Minister for Defence Readiness Luke Pollard MP was pleased to accept the report and pledged to work closely with the APPG to realise the ambitious recommendations
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APPG Chair Ruth Jones introduced the event:
"The paper highlights how growing geopolitical uncertainty and pressure on global supply chains are making secure access to trusted semiconductor technologies an increasingly important national security priority"
ALT APPG Chair Ruth Jones MP with Minister Luke Pollard MP (far right)
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🚀 Yesterday the APPG for Semiconductors launched its new paper, Defence and National Security: Delivering a Sovereign Semiconductor Capability, at a parliamentary reception bringing together ministers, parliamentarians, industry and defence leaders.
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Semiconductors underpin everything from secure communications and intelligence systems to advanced sensing, electronic warfare and AI-enabled defence technologies. Our new paper sets out recommendations to strengthen UK sovereign capability and resilience.
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The paper concludes that semiconductors should be recognised as a strategic national capability, critical to the UK's future security, resilience and economic growth.
📖 Read and download the paper here: appgsemcon.co.uk/
🚨Very excited to be back following the summer break.
Over the last three months we have been working hard on our 'Defence and National Security: Delivering a Sovereign Semiconductor Capability' paper.
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We will also be joined by not one, not two but THREE ministers, reflecting the critical importance of securing that domestic, sovereign semiconductor capability to protect our national security 💪
Looking forward to welcoming @SKinnock, @KanishkaNarayan and @LukePollard
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Semiconductors & sovereignty are critical to UK defence 🇬🇧
At the APPG’s 2 June meeting, discussion highlighted how chips underpin modern capability across all domains ⚙️
With supply chains under pressure 🌍 stronger policy is vital 🤝🚀
With grateful thanks to the expert Advisory Board, and Chet Babla from Octric who led the presentation.
Want to know more? Check out the full presentation on appgsemcon.co.uk
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