Committee news
Tobias Ellwood is the new Chair of the Defence Committee
The MP for Bournemouth East beat 4 other candidates to the Chair of the Defence Committee
30 January 2020
General Election 2019
Following the Dissolution of Parliament on 6 November 2019, all select committees have ceased to exist
6 November 2019
Defence Committee membership at the end of Parliament 2017-19
View the membership of the Committee at the end of the 2017-19 Parliament
5 November 2019
Committee take evidence on domestic threat of drones
Evidence session on the domestic threat of drones
24 October 2019
Defence Committee question new Defence Secretary
The Committee will hear from Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
22 October 2019
Ministry of Defence annual reports and accounts 2018-19
Committee holds one off session with the Ministry of Defence to examine its 2018-19 Annual Reports and Accounts
11 October 2019
Military Covenant shortcomings still unresolved
Defence Committee publishes report on Armed Forces Covenant
25 September 2019
Evidence session: UK defence and Strait of Hormuz
The Defence Committee examines the seizure of Iran-flagged Grace 1 oil tanker
6 September 2019
Level of the threat that drones pose to the UK examined
Defence Committee continues inquiry examining the risk of terrorists and other extremists maliciously using drones within the UK
30 August 2019
'Large backlogs and unacceptable delays' affecting the Service Complaints Ombudsman
Defence Committee publishes report on the work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman
7 August 2019
Defence Committee launch new inquiry into defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity
The Defence Committee launches an inquiry into the defence industrial policy of the Ministry of Defence, exploring procurement policy in relation to UK prosperity
23 July 2019
Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-Up
Defence Committee further examines Military Exercises and the Duty of Care
22 July 2019
Legislate now to protect troops from investigations, says Defence Committee
Committee publishes report Drawing a Line: Protecting veterans by a Statute of Limitations
22 July 2019
Defence spending continues to decline
Defence Committee publishes updates to its analysis of governmental expenditure
16 July 2019
Hybrid threats to the UK examined
Defence Committee examines events connected with the poisoning in 2018 of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury
28 June 2019
First evidence session on UK Defence and the Far East
Committee to question academics and experts on the security situation in the Far East
21 June 2019
MPs investigate drones regulation and registration
The Defence Committee takes evidence from aviation experts
7 June 2019
Minister for Defence procurement examined
Defence Committee questions Minister for Defence Procurement
16 May 2019
UK's vulnerability to hybrid threats examined
The Defence Committee's inquiry is examining the danger posed by hybrid threats to the UK and how the UK Government is preparing its response
25 April 2019
Trade unions questioned on procurement developments in the defence industry
Defence Committee examines procurement update
18 April 2019