Semiconductors: Research
(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what funding has been dedicated to sovereign semiconductor research and fabrication security.
Answered by
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
The Government is supporting sovereign semiconductor research and fabrication through a range of targeted investments as part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy. This includes over £1.1 billion through the UK AI Hardware Plan and £718 million for semiconductor, advanced connectivity technologies and cyber research via UKRI up to 2030. The Government has also supported domestic fabrication capability, including a £60 million National Wealth Fund investment in Pragmatic Semiconductor, support through the Automotive Transformation Fund for Vishay’s £250 million investment in Newport, and the Ministry of Defence’s acquisition of the facility now operating as Octric Semiconductor. These investments strengthen UK sovereign research, commercialisation, resilience and manufacturing capability.