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 25 March 2025
10:30am Public
Defence in the Grey Zone - Oral evidence 25 March 2025
10:30am
  • Luke Pollard MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces at Ministry of Defence)
  • Paul Wyatt (Director General Security Policy at Ministry of Defence)
  • Air Commodore Matt Bressani OBE (Head Military Strategic Effects at Ministry of Defence)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Tuesday 18 March 2025
10:30am Public
Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023) - Oral evidence 18 March 2025
10:30am
  • Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People) at Ministry of Defence)
  • Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE (The First Sea Lord at Ministry of Defence)
  • General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO (The Chief of the General Staff at Ministry of Defence)
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard John Knighton KCB ADC FREng (The Chief of the Air Staff at Ministry of Defence)
  • Sam des Forges (Director of Conduct, Equity and Justice at Ministry of Defence)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 11 March 2025
1:00pm Public
The Armed Forces Covenant - Oral evidence 11 March 2025
1:00pm
  • Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP (Minister for Veterans and People at Ministry of Defence)
  • Sarah Houghton (Director of Armed Forces People Policy at Ministry of Defence)
  • James Greenrod (Head of Armed Forces People Support at Ministry of Defence)
  • Vice Admiral Phillip Hally CB MBE (Chief of Defence People at Ministry of Defence)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 4 March 2025
10:30am Public
The UK contribution to European Security - Oral evidence 4 March 2025
10:30am
  • Kevin Craven (Chief Executive at ADS)
  • Andrew Kinniburgh (Director-General at Make UK Defence)
  • Julian David OBE (CEO at techUK)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 February 2025
10:30am Public
The Armed Forces Covenant - Oral evidence 25 February 2025
10:30am
  • Lt Cdr (Retd) Susie Hamilton (Scottish Veterans Commissioner at Office of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner)
  • David Johnstone (Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner at Office of the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner)
  • Col. James Phillips (Veterans Commissioner for Wales at Office of the Veterans Commissioner for Wales)
11:30am
  • Mike Callaghan (Policy Manager at Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA))
  • Councillor Lis Burnett (Presiding Member at Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA))
  • Kate Davies (Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Assault Services Commissioning at NHS England)
  • Cllr Gillian Ford (Deputy Chair of the Wellbeing Board at Local Government Association (LGA))
Room 15, 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