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Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine the nature of the UK’s defence industry and the efficiency of the Defence Industrial Policy. It will examine the impact of the current approach to procurement and acquisition.  

We will ask whether a new strategy is required as part of the broader Integrated Review. Additionally, the Committee will explore the tension between competition and strategic choice.  

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry

 

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 17 November 2020
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity - Oral evidence 17 November 2020
2:00pm
  • Jeremy Quin MP (Minister for Defence Procurement at Ministry of Defence)
  • Damian Parmenter (Director, Defence & Security Industrial Strategy at Ministry of Defence)
  • Huw Walters (Director, Economic Security and Prosperity at Ministry of Defence)
  • Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB (Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability) at Ministry of Defence)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 8 September 2020
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity - Oral evidence 8 September 2020
2:30pm
  • Councillor Tudor Evans OBE
  • Brett Phaneuf (Founder and Chief Executive at Submergence Group LLC (USA) / M Subs Ltd (UK))
  • Nick Hurst (CEO at Artemis Optical Ltd)
3:30pm
  • Garry Graham (Deputy General Secretary at Prospect)
  • Ross Murdoch (National Officer, Shipbuilding at GMB)
  • Rhys McCarthy (National Officer for Aerospace and Shipbuilding at Unite)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 25 June 2020
9:45am Private
Private meeting 25 June 2020
Virtual meeting
Tuesday 23 June 2020
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity - Oral evidence 23 June 2020
2:30pm
  • Nigel Whitehead (Director External Relations at BAE Systems plc)
  • Peter Ruddock (Chief Executive at Lockheed Martin UK)
  • Avril Jolliffe (Director Strategic Business Development at Thales)
3:30pm
  • Paul Everitt (Chief Executive at ADS)
  • Andrew Kinniburgh (Director General at NDI)
  • Michael Formosa (Managing Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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