Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help insulate UK supply chains from structural volatility.

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade has established and launched a new Supply Chain Centre. The Centre’s mission is to ensure that the UK has a secure supply of the inputs it needs and that businesses are equipped for sustained growth. That’s both for now and in a potentially increasingly disrupted and uncertain future.

The UK government is working with businesses, industry groups and partners across government and internationally to monitor impacts and respond to supply chain disruptions and volatility, including those caused by the conflict in the Middle East.