Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.

The Government recognised the importance of supply chain resilience in both the Trade and Industrial Strategies, which committed to setting up a Supply Chain Centre within DBT. The Centre will review inputs required for our growth industries and national security, consider the impact of future trends on demand, and determine what action may be required to build resilience – such as domestic capability building, diversification or strategic international partnerships. It will work closely with industry to identify the UK’s key risks and dependencies and improve businesses’ access to information, enhancing our ability to tackle risks.