Defending Global Britain in a Competitive Age

Defence Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 17 Mar 2021 Closed: 6 Dec 2022 Parliament page
The Committee is examining the defence task and capability commitments in the Integrated Review, the Defence in a Competitive Age paper and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy. The Committee intends to evaluate how effective the commitments will be in responding to the threats to the UK and how the … Read more
7 Recommendations
16 Conclusions
1 Report
6 Oral sessions
1 Letter
6 Events
Activity timeline 15 events
10 Nov
2022
Report published
28 Jul
2022
Report published
18 Jan
2022
Correspondence
30 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
30 Nov
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
6 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
6 Jul
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
23 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
23 Jun
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
20 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
20 Apr
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
13 Apr
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
30 Nov 2021
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Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser
6 Jul 2021
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Panel 1
Lt Gen (Retd) Ben Hodges · Center for European Policy Analysis
23 Jun 2021
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Panel 1
Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB · Ministry of Defence Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Ministry of Defence
20 Apr 2021
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Paul Hough, defence business consultant Professor John Louth, independent author and defence analyst
13 Apr 2021
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Panel 1
Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Rear Admiral Alex Burton, Former Commander, UK Maritime Forces (2016-2017)
23 Mar 2021
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Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL · Ministry of Defence The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DL · Ministry of Defence
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive … HC 180 28 Jul 2022 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
19 Recommendation Deferred
Second Report - The Integrated Rev…
We welcome the uplift to the MOD’s budget in 2020 and the four-year budget commitment.
We welcome the uplift to the MOD’s budget in 2020 and the four-year budget commitment. However, inflationary pressures and an increase in the scale of threat means that it is no longer enough. At the same time, serious concerns persist … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the conclusion and states that further details regarding spending plans will be announced in the Autumn Statement on 17 November, declining to provide these in advance.
Ministry of Defence
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Government Response AI assessment · 23 of 7 classified
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 1
Rejected 2
Total 7 recs + 16 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
18 Jan 2022 Letter dated 11th January responding to Chair regarding the Integrated Review, Defence Command Paper and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy
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