Committees

Defence Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsDefence.

The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing.

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8 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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AUKUS
Opened 2 April 2025
The Armed Forces Covenant
Report:
Published
On 8 April 2025
Opened 13 December 2024
The UK contribution to European Security
Opened 3 December 2024
Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
Report:
Published
On 10 January 2025
Opened 14 December 2023
Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
Opened 21 September 2023
Defence in the Grey Zone
Report:
Published
On 9 July 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 9 September 2025
Opened 18 September 2023
Future Aviation Capabilities
Report:
Published
On 14 January 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 21 March 2025
Opened 10 September 2023
Service Accommodation
Report:
Published
On 11 December 2024
Govt. response:
Published
On 3 March 2025
Opened 13 July 2023

Non-inquiry work

Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Defence Committee reacts to disclosure of data protection breach relating to Afghanistan
The Defence Committee has reacted to the Secretary of State for Defence’s statement on the data breach relating to Afghanistan.
16 July 2025
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Grey zone threats “bring war to the doorstep of each and every one of us”
A group of cross-party MPs have called for a “whole of society” approach to combatting grey zone threats and strengthening homeland resilience in a report published today.
9 July 2025
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Defence Secretary to face questions from the Defence Committee
Coming immediately after the important NATO summit in The Hague, the Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey MP, will give evidence to the Defence Committee at 2pm on Wednesday 2 July.
27 June 2025

Latest publications

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Letter dated 11th July to Chair from MoD Permanent Secretary following up on evidence session on 2nd July
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Correspondence
5th Report - Defence in the Grey Zone
Inquiry Defence in the Grey Zone
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HC 405
Report
Letter dated 30th June from MinVP to the Chair regarding the Covenant Legal Duty.pdf
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA