{"id":605324,"date":"2023-02-06T20:49:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/06\/lack-of-semiconductor-strategy-branded-act-of-national-self-harm\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T20:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:49:26","slug":"lack-of-semiconductor-strategy-branded-act-of-national-self-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/06\/lack-of-semiconductor-strategy-branded-act-of-national-self-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of semiconductor strategy branded \u2018act of national self-harm\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<div>\n<p>Ministers have vowed to publish a strategy to tackle the semiconductor shortage \u201cas soon as possible\u201d after a high-profile MP branded the delay an \u201cact of national self-harm\u201d.<span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Darren Jones, chair of parliament\u2019s business, energy and industrial strategy committee, criticised the government following its official response to a report by his committee on the UK\u2019s semiconductor industry.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The report, <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm5803\/cmselect\/cmbeis\/291\/summary.html\">published in November<\/a>, included a recommendation for the government to publish the strategy to help the semiconductor supply chain \u201cimmediately\u201d.<span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Calls are being made to tackle the problem amid a continued global shortage of semiconductors, which was initially caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Among their varied use, the chips are used in gas boilers, which has led to shortages. Smart meters, white goods, heat pumps and EV chargers have also been affected, leading to longer lead times for contractors. <span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jones said: \u201cCountries across the globe have grasped the importance of securing semiconductor supply chains for their futures, why haven\u2019t we? While others race ahead, ploughing billions into setting up fabs [semiconductor fabrication plants] or industry support, we\u2019re not even at the starting line.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cTwo years in the making but still no strategy. Further delay would be an act of national self-harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, a spokesperson for the Department forDigital, Culture, Media &#038; Sport said: \u201cWe are committed to supporting the UK\u2019s vitally important semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur strategy will address the recommendations identified by the committee, including opportunities to grow the sector further and make sure we have a resilient supply chain. The strategy will be published as soon as possible.\u201d <span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/supply-chain\/lack-of-semiconductor-strategy-branded-act-of-national-self-harm-06-02-2023\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n James Wilmore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministers have vowed to publish a strategy to tackle the semiconductor shortage \u201cas soon as possible\u201d after a high-profile MP branded the delay an \u201cact of national self-harm\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0 Darren Jones, chair of parliament\u2019s business, energy and industrial strategy committee, criticised the government following its official response to a report by his committee on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":605325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36992,1053],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-605324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-semiconductor","8":"category-strategy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}