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.
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
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
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
Govt agrees to extend Legal Duty following Armed Forces Covenant report
Following the Defence Committee’s report on the Armed Forces Covenant, the Government has committed to extending the Covenant’s Legal Duty to all UK Government departments and the devolved administrations.
16 June 2025
Legislation alone not enough to fix Armed Forces Covenant that is "falling short"
The Defence Committee today (Tuesday 8 April) publishes its report “The Armed Forces Covenant”.
8 April 2025
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Tuesday
15 July 2025
10:30am
Public
Oral evidence session
15 July 2025
TBC
Tuesday
8 July 2025
10:30am
Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence
8 July 2025
10:30am
- Luke Pollard MP (Minister for the Armed Forces at Ministry of Defence)
- Paul Wyatt (Director General, Policy at Ministry of Defence)
- Jim Carter (Director General, Commercial and Industry at Ministry of Defence)
- Air Vice-Marshal Mark Flewin (Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Military Strategy at Ministry of Defence)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
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- Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA