The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors recently visited the Plessey Semiconductors facility in Plymouth, highlighting the Group's ongoing commitment to engaging directly with innovative businesses that are helping to shape the future of the UK's semiconductor industry. The visit was led by APPG Chair Ruth Jones MP and joined by the local Member of Parliament Rebecca Smith MP, whose constituency includes the Plessey site. The delegation met with senior mem

Following the success of the Growth Paper published earlier this year, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Semiconductors is now turning its attention to the increasingly critical intersection of defence and national security. Semiconductors, in all their forms, underpin virtually all modern defence systems and will be fundamental to the next generation of military technologies. In an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, the absence of a trusted, domestic and sov

At its meeting on 2 June 2026, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors heard a presentation from Chet Babla, Chief Executive Officer of Octric Semiconductors and one of the latest members of the APPG’s Advisory Board, setting out the urgent strategic importance of semiconductors to UK defence and national security. The session delivered a clear and hard‑hitting message: semiconductors are not simply components, they are the foundation of modern defence c