17 May 2023 - Defence Equipment and Support - Oral evidence

Defence Equipment & Support Sub-Committee holds first session

On Wednesday 17 May, at 09.30, the Defence Sub-Committee on Defence Equipment & Support will hold its first evidence session. In this session the Sub-Committee will hear from defence experts, including Sir Bernard Gray, former Chief of Defence Materiel and author of Defence Reform.

Likely areas of questioning

The session will explore the challenges of defence acquisition, asking what the UK can do to improve its approach to procurement. The session will likely cover topics such as purchasing capabilities rapidly and whether lessons have been learned from Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. The Sub-Committee will likely explore international comparators and ask what best practice looks like.