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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report – The Armed Forces Covenant
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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2nd Report - Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK defence
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HC 590
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3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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HC 812
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3rd Special Report – Government response to Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
Inquiry Developing AI capacity and expertise in UK Defence
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Correspondence

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Letter dated 27th March to Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry following up on the A400M update, with original letter
Inquiry Future Aviation Capabilities
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Correspondence
Letter dated 12th March responding to joint letter from the Chairs of the Defence Committee and Public Accounts Committee
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Correspondence
Correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding the transparency and timeliness of MOD updates to the Committee
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Oral evidence transcripts

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25 March 2025
Inquiry Defence in the Grey Zone
Witnesses Luke Pollard MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces at Ministry of Defence), Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
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1 April 2025
Inquiry The UK contribution to European Security
Witnesses Kings College London, and German Marshall Fund of the US
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18 March 2025
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
Witnesses Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
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Written evidence

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HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (WAFFU0101)
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
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Ministry of Defence (WAFFU0100)
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
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JP PRIEST (AFC0011)
Inquiry The Armed Forces Covenant
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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.
3 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
31 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
12 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
35 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
6 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

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