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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 Cultural Defence Diplomacy.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Ninth Report - It is broke — and it’s time to fix it: The UK’s defence procurement system
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Response to this report
Eighth Special Report - It is broke — and it’s time to fix it: The UK’s defence procurement system: Government response to the Committee’s Ninth report
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Eighth Special Report - It is broke — and it’s time to fix it: The UK’s defence procurement system: Government response to the Committee’s Ninth report
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Tenth Report - Aviation Procurement: Winging it?
Inquiry Aviation Procurement
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Oral evidence transcripts

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5 September 2023
Work Defence Command Paper Refresh (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman (Emeritus Professor at Kings College London)
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Oral Evidence
4 July 2023
Work Work of the Chief of Defence Staff (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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Oral Evidence
17 May 2023
Inquiry Aviation Procurement
Witnesses James Cartlidge MP, Minister for Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
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Written evidence

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Northrop Grumman (AVP0004)
Inquiry Aviation Procurement
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Ministry of Defence (AVP0024)
Inquiry Aviation Procurement
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Ministry of Defence (NSSR0003)
Work National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh (Non-inquiry session)
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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
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
300 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
30 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
11 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
33 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 3113/6168 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA