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HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingIn respect of the first point, as I say, it is a highly risky undertaking to construct advanced silicon fabs in the way that those countries are setting out to do. That is not the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingThe national semiconductor strategy sets out the Government’s plan to build on the UK’s strengths to grow our sector, increase our resilience and protect our security. We will…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingThe noble Lord raises, as ever, an interesting point, but to build an advanced silicon fab would, first of all, cost tens of billions of pounds. It would run into not only costs…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingIndeed I can, and I recognise the importance of the question around clarity between these various arms of government. The ownership of the semiconductor strategy sits squarely…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingThe global integrated supply chain for semiconductors is of a scale and complexity that make any attempt to answer that question for any given semiconductor, given the sheer…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingI am of course aware of the overwhelming market position of TSMC in Taiwan. It is a manufacturing foundry for semiconductors, but that is the only slot in the supply chain that it…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingMy noble friend reminds me that I had the pleasure of visiting the graphene centre at Manchester University just a couple of weeks ago. I share not only his positive views of the…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingWhat Minister Scully clearly meant was that there is no point attempting to construct an advanced silicon manufactory at the cost of tens of billions of pounds at considerable…18 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingI apologise to the noble Lord for not having reached that bit. The concern about Newport Wafer Fab was that the ultimate owners of the buyer were Chinese investors; hence, under…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI am very happy to agree. The work done collectively across all programmes in the last Horizon cut across 163 countries and created 237,000 collaborative links—although quite what…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeAt this time, the Government are not re-associating with Erasmus, instead relying on their innovative Turing programme.13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI said at the time that I would ask for those costs to be analysed, and that is in train. When that will be shared, I do not know, but I invite the noble Baroness to consider that…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, on 7 September, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would associate to Horizon Europe. The Government have negotiated a bespoke deal in the UK’s national interest,…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank the noble Viscount for his question and pay tribute to his ongoing championship of our reassociation to the programme. I certainly agree on the importance of bringing in…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank the noble Lord for his remarks overall concerning the Horizon programme. The reason the Government chose not to join Euratom and did not include it in our overall deal…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank my noble friend for his comments but his specific question with respect to AUKUS has rather stumped me, so I will have to write to him.13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeThe Home Office recently announced increases to both the visa fees and the health surcharge fees, with the purpose of ensuring that the costs of our borders and migration system…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 July be approved. Relevant document: 48th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee . C onsidered in Grand…13 Sept 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank the noble Baroness for the question. Any open calls now are for programme 24 or are outstanding for programme 23. Those calls will be dedicated to each programme. Those…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023The processes we have put here resulted from extensive consultation with the stakeholders, both the manufacturers and the retailers.07 Sept 2023