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View previous Defence Committee website7 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Defence and Climate Change
Opened 12 May 2022
Aviation Procurement
Opened 21 March 2022
UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific
Opened 31 January 2022
Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Opened 9 September 2021
US, UK and NATO
Opened 22 July 2021
Space Defence
Report:
Published
On 19 October 2022
Opened 27 May 2021
Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian Life
Report:
Published
On 25 July 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 2 December 2021
Opened 1 December 2020
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.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Latest news
Defence Sub-Committee launches inquiry into MOD equipment procurement process
Defence Sub-Committee inquiry examines the strengths and weaknesses of DE&S
26 January 2023
Committee publishes Government response to Defence Space report
Defence Committee publishes the Government response to its report “Defence Space: through adversity to the stars?”
16 January 2023
Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing and Lockheed Martin to face questions from Defence Committee
Defence Committee questions industry representatives from Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing and Lockheed Martin
25 November 2022
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