The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Semiconductors Expert Advisory Board met this week to discuss the ongoing work to support the recommendations of the recently published Growth Paper, but also to commission a new APPG Study Paper on National Security. Commenting on the launch, APPG Chair Ruth Jones MP commented: "With a successful paper published earlier in the year focusing on the critical importance of semiconductors to the growth agenda of the economy, something endors

Advisory Board Vice Chair and CS Connected Chair Wyn Meredith As part of the ongoing thought leadership programme the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Semiconductors was interested to note the paper published by Advisory Board vice chair and chair of CS Connected Wyn Meredith. In the paper Wyn focussed on the current status of UK semiconductors and how the industry supports the defence sector at this critical juncture. Specifically Wyn identified and set out a prospective ro

Last week, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Semiconductors convened in Westminster to examine the growing strategic importance of the UK semiconductor sector, with discussion focusing on its role in national defence capability, industrial strategy, and long-term economic growth. Against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical competition and greater attention on technological sovereignty, the discussion reflected on how semiconductor capability sits at the heart of