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<p>The Government has regularly engaged with multiple stakeholders including the Department
for Transport, manufacturers and automotive trade associations to discuss steps to
help rectify supply chain shortages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the severity
of the semiconductor shortage and its impacts on vehicle supply chains. BEIS officials
are working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) who are
leading on this issue. DCMS is working closely with companies affected by this shortage
to discuss interim support measures and supply solutions, as well as lobbying for
a coordinated multilateral response through the G7. DCMS is also engaging bilaterally
with key supplier countries like the US and Japan, to lobby for fair UK access to
currently constrained supply and address systemic issues in the sector to avoid future
repetition of the current shortage.</p>
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