Committees

Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain

Inquiry

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, this inquiry and planned Sub-Committee will scrutinise the vulnerabilities of the UK’s defence supply chain. 

Focusing on the impact on SMEs and mid-sized companies, it will: 

  • assess the current level of foreign ownership, particularly by companies with links to states which could have “ulterior motives” 
  • explore the current and planned regulatory regime for government intervention to prevent foreign ownership of defence, or defence-related, companies 
  • examine the proposed National Security Investment Bill, due to be debated in Parliament later this year 

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry. 

Upcoming events

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Past events

Monday 14 December 2020
3:15pm Public
Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain - Oral evidence 14 December 2020
3:15pm
  • Nadhim Zahawi MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
  • Dr Sarah Mackintosh (Deputy Director for National Security and Investment at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
4:00pm
  • Jeremy Quin MP (Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement) 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)
  • Lieutenant General Jim Hockenhull OBE (Chief of Defence Intelligence at Ministry of Defence)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Monday 23 November 2020
3:00pm Private
3:15pm Public
Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain - Oral evidence 23 November 2020
3:15pm
  • Francis Tusa (Editor at Defence Analysis)
  • Elisabeth Braw (Visiting Fellow at American Enterprise Institute)
  • Michael Formosa (Managing Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
Monday 9 November 2020
2:45pm Private
3:15pm Public
Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain - Oral evidence 9 November 2020
3:15pm
  • Paul Everitt (CEO at ADS)
  • Andrew Kinniburgh (Director General at NDI)
4:30pm
  • William Hynett (Chief Executive at Britten-Norman)
  • Jayne Moorby (Marketing Manager at Oxley Group)
  • Mandy Ridyard (Finance Director at Produmax)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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