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
2 results
Clear
8 Conclusion Rejected
Second Report - The Integrated Rev…
The reason that lack of publicly available information of the Government’s defence and security priorities...
The reason that lack of publicly available information of the Government’s defence and security priorities presents a problem is that for integration—highlighted by the MoD as absolutely vital for the UK’s security—to be effective, the NSC must set clear priorities, … Read more
Government Response
The government disputes the recommendation, asserting that the IR and Command Paper already outlined the government's priorities and Defense's contribution.
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20 Recommendation Rejected
Second Report - The Integrated Rev…
There are significant challenges to integration but none that concerns us as much as the...
There are significant challenges to integration but none that concerns us as much as the MOD’s procurement difficulties. For instance, the MOD has made it clear that in order to achieve integration and utilise new technologies, it needs an effective … Read more
Government Response
The government does not accept that the Department’s track record of delivering large and complex programmes is abysmal and outlined examples of success and improvements made to MOD processes and acquisition.
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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