Committees

Defence Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsDefence.

The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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HC 123
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First Report - Ready for War?
Inquiry Armed Forces Readiness
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HC 26
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Response to this report
Fourth Special Report - Ready for war?: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2023-24
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HC 714
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Correspondence

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Letter dated 25 April from Chair to Boeing relating to E-7 Wedgetail.
Inquiry Future Aviation Capabilities
Correspondence
Letter dated 20th January from the Secretary of State regarding maritime security in the Red Sea
Correspondence
Letter dated 8th March from the Minister for Defence Procurement to the Chair providing an update on F35 Lightning Force
Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

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Written evidence

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Inquiry Spending Budget
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Inquiry Spending Budget
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Inquiry Spending Budget
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
3 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
32 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
12 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
34 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
6 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

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