Committees

The Navy: purpose and procurement

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine what role the Navy should expect to play over the next 20 years and whether naval procurement and support plans are delivering the capabilities required.

The inquiry will assess the threats and standing commitments the Navy is likely to face, as well as specific issues in equipment and programmes that pose a risk to the Navy’s ability to deliver planned capabilities and could threaten the Navy’s overall effectiveness.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - “We’re going to need a bigger Navy”
Inquiry The Navy: purpose and procurement
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Response to this report
Letter, dated 13 June 2022, from the Minister for Defence Procurement to the Chair, providing responses to questions from the Committee on the Royal Navy
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Correspondence
Response to this report
Fifth Special Report - “We’re going to need a bigger Navy”: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
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Fifth Special Report - “We’re going to need a bigger Navy”: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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2 November 2021
Inquiry The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses Jeremy Quin MP (Minister for Defence Procurement at Ministry of Defence), Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence
Committees Defence Committee
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21 September 2021
Inquiry The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses Christopher Pyne, Former Australian Minister of Defence, and Professor Tetsuo Kotani (Professor at Meikai University, and Senior Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
Committees Defence Committee
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29 June 2021
Inquiry The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses David Lockwood CBE (CEO at Babcock International Group), Sam McBriar (Director of Strategic Marketing for Maritime at Thales UK), Glynn Phillips (Group Managing Director Maritime and Land UK at BAE Systems), Sir John Parker GBE FREng, and Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
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Written evidence

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NAV0045 - The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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NAV0044 - The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses Ministry of Defence
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NAV0043 - The Navy: purpose and procurement
Witnesses Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord (2016-2019)
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
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Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113/6168 (General enquiries) / 07562435286 (Toni McAndrew-Noon: Media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA