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 Twitter @CommonsDefence.

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The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing, currently on the Treatment of Contracted Staff for The MoD’s Ancillary Services.

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - Defence Space: through adversity to the stars?
Inquiry Space Defence
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Fourth Special Report - Defence Space: through adversity to the stars? Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
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Fourth Special Report - Defence Space: through adversity to the stars? Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
Inquiry Space Defence
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First Joint Report (Fourth Report of the Defence Committee) - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls
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HC 282
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Response to this report
Government Response to the Committee's First Joint Report - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence transcripts

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17 January 2023
Inquiry UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific
Witnesses Veerle Nouwens (Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)), Brigadier (ret.) Ben Barry (Senior Fellow at International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)), John Hemmings (Senior Director, Indo-Pacific Foreign and Security Policy at Pacific Forum), and Seth Jones (Director, International Security Programme at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS))
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24 January 2023
Inquiry Defence and Climate Change
Witnesses The Conflict and Environment Observatory, and Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)
Committees Defence Committee
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Oral Evidence
11 January 2023
Work Land Acquisition (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Alex Chalk MP (Minister for Defence Procurement at Ministry of Defence), Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
Committees Defence Committee
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Written evidence

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WIF0049 - Women in the Armed Forces: follow-up
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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UNA0012 - US, UK and NATO
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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AVP0021 - Aviation Procurement
Witnesses BAE Systems plc
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
2 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
97 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
15 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
3 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
10 published

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113/6168 (General enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA