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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Upcoming events

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Tuesday 1 July 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 1 July 2025
TBC
Wednesday 2 July 2025
2:00pm Public
The work of the Secretary of State for Defence - Oral evidence 2 July 2025
TBC
Tuesday 8 July 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 8 July 2025
TBC
Tuesday 15 July 2025
10:30am Public
Oral evidence session 15 July 2025
TBC

Past events

Wednesday 11 June 2025
10:00am Public
One-off Session with the reviewers who led the Strategic Defence Review - Oral evidence 11 June 2025
10:00am
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT (Lead Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review)
  • General Sir Richard Barrons (Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review)
  • Dr Fiona Hill (Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 10 June 2025
3:00pm Public
The work of the Chief of the Defence Staff - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
3:00pm
  • Admiral Sir Tony Radakin (Chief of the Defence Staff at Ministry of Defence)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 3 June 2025
10:30am Public
One-off session on Defence in the High North - Oral evidence 3 June 2025
10:30am
  • Brigadier General (Retd) Robbie Boyd (Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI))
  • Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe (Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University)
  • Dr James Patton Rogers (Executive Director, Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 13 May 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
10:30am
  • Dr Rob Johnson (Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, & Technology Research Centre at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and Former Director at Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC))
11:30am
  • Dr. Alastair McGibbon (Head of Semiconductors at Space Forge Ltd)
  • Mr Ken Turley (Former CEO at RUK Advanced System Ltd)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

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