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.

The Committee has also a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing. Currently on the Security of 5G. Find out more about the Defence Sub-Committee.

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

11 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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The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review
Report:
Published
On 13 August 2020
Opened 5 March 2020
Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity
Opened 5 March 2020
Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-Up
Opened 5 March 2020
The Security of 5G
Opened 6 March 2020
Introductory Session with the Defence Secretary
Opened 7 April 2020
Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Opened 12 May 2020
Work of the Chief of Defence Staff
Opened 30 June 2020
Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability
Opened 16 July 2020
Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 2 October 2020
Opened 30 July 2020
F-35 and Carrier Strike update
Opened 8 September 2020
The Integrated Review – Threats, Capabilities and Concepts
Oral evidence:
Scheduled
For 29 September 2020
Opened 23 September 2020

Latest news

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Defence Committee to hold evidence session on MoD and Armed Forces’ progress on the F-35 and Carrier Strike programmes
Defence Committee examines possible impact on the programmes of the ongoing Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review
11 September 2020
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Committee to question Plymouth City Council and Unions
Defence Committee to question Plymouth City Council and Unions on defence procurement and prosperity
7 September 2020
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The Integrated Review: An Opportunity to Reset the UK's Defence Posture
Committee publish report In Search of Strategy – The 2020 Integrated Review
13 August 2020

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
29 September 2020 - 1:45pm to 4:30pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter, dated 22 September 2020, to the Defence Secretary in relation to armed forces personnel giving evidence to the committee
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Correspondence
Letter, dated 18 September 2020, from the Minister for Defence People and Veterans, in relation to vexatious claims against veterans and the Overseas Operations Bill
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Correspondence
Formal Minutes 2019-21
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Formal Minutes

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5745 (General enquiries) / 075 4651 7626 (Joe Williams: Media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA