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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that potential disruption in the supply chain could have on businesses which rely on "just-in-time" systems; and what assurances they are offering to those businesses.

Government recognises the critical role competitive supply chains play in the UK economy – boosting inward investment, exports, job creation, productivity and value for local economies.

We have been looking at all aspects of supply chain impacts including ‘Just in Time’. We are reviewing evidence to identify opportunities to make UK supply chains stronger, more visible and efficient, and improve the offer to potential investors.

We are also facilitating conditions for stronger supply chains through our Industrial Strategy, which sets out a long-term approach to ensure that we’re building an economy fit for the future and will help us make the best of our relations with Europe and beyond.

For example, we are: using our procurement strategically to drive UK innovation, providing £16m funding (subject to business case) to an industry-led supplier competitiveness and productivity improvement programme and adopting new measures under UK Export Finance to enhance support available for exporters and their supply chains. This builds on the extensive support Government has given to supply chains including £80m since 2013 for the Sharing in Growth programme focussing on the aerospace sector.