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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HC 572
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4th Special Report – Government response to The Armed Forces Covenant report
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HC 1034
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4th Special Report – Government response to The Armed Forces Covenant report
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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Correspondence

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Letter dated 23rd June from MinDPI to Chair responding to letter sent 27th March regarding A400M in-service performance.
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Letter dated 25th June from SoS to Chair responding to letter dated 6th May regarding racial discrimination in the Armed Forces
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Letter dated 21 May from the Secretary of State to Chair responding to letter dated 28 January regarding the Spending Review submission
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Oral evidence transcripts

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2 July 2025
Work The work of the Secretary of State for Defence (Regular evidence sessions)
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Oral Evidence
1 July 2025
Inquiry The UK contribution to European Security
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Oral Evidence
10 June 2025
Work The work of the Chief of the Defence Staff (Regular evidence sessions)
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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Written evidence

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Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) (AUKUS0033)
Inquiry AUKUS
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RAND Europe (AUKUS0032)
Inquiry AUKUS
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Ministry of Defence (WAFFU0102)
Inquiry Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
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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.
13 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
36 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