Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's Industrial Strategy, how the Department defines world-leading as it applies to (a) technologies and (b) industries.

Our ambitious industrial strategy sets out a long term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK by investing in research and development

The term ‘world leading’ is generally used to describe specific areas where a global leadership position exists. In relation to the Government’s Industrial Strategy, the term ‘world leading’ has been applied to technologies and industries where the UK has a global leadership position in a specific industry or technology.