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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 30 May 2025
Opened 2 April 2025
The Armed Forces Covenant
Report:
Published
On 8 April 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 8 June 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

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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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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Defence Committee launches inquiry into AUKUS
Today the Defence Committee launches an inquiry into AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia.
2 April 2025
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Members to hear from academic experts on the future of European security
The Defence Committee will hold an evidence session on the UK’s contribution to European security at 10.30am, on Tuesday 1 April. The Committee will speak to academic experts Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman and Dr Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
28 March 2025

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 13 May 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
TBC
Tuesday 6 May 2025
11:30am Public
Oral evidence session 6 May 2025
TBC
Tuesday 29 April 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 29 April 2025
10:30am
  • Dr Rowan Allport (Deputy Director at The Human Security Centre)
  • Mr William Freer (Research Fellow in National Security at Council on Geostrategy)
11:30am
  • Professor Peter Roberts (Associate Fellow at Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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4th Report – The Armed Forces Covenant
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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HC 572
Report
2nd Report - Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK defence
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HC 590
Report
Response to this report
3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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HC 812
Special Report
3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
Inquiry Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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HC 812
Special Report

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