Committee holds session with Secretary of State for Defence
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee will take evidence from the Secretary of State for Defence
The Committee will ask questions on Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia, NATO and other topics.
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Work
Secretary of State for Defence (Non-inquiry session)
Secretary of State for Defence at Ministry of Defence
Possible topics:
- The UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and UK-US defence relations
- The AUKUS announcement and the UK-France defence relationship
- Russia’s growing military presence in West Africa
- NATO’s women, peace and security agenda
- The EU’s Strategic Compass and compatibility with NATO’s Strategic Concept
- The Integrated Review’s focus on science and technology, and the role for ARIA in defence
- The National Security Council
- The role of the military in upholding UNCLOS