Business: Supply Chains
(asked on 21st 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 incentives or support mechanisms are offered to major commercial corporations to stress-test their supply chains.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department is establishing an Economic Security Advisory Service (ESAS) which will work provide businesses with advice and guidance on identifying, understanding and mitigating economic security risks. The Government Office for Science published the Global Supply Chains: a Foresight report on risk and resilience in June 2026. This provides a publicly available resource, including scenarios for users to stress-test their own supply chains.