Select Committee · Welsh Affairs Committee
Defence industry in Wales
Status: Closed
Opened: 27 Mar 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
Defence industry in Wales Inquiry Over 160 companies which support the defence sector have operations based in Wales. Amongst these include several prime contractors and a significant network of the SMEs. In addition, the MOD’s Defence & Electronics Components Agency (DECA), based at MOD Sealand in North Wales, also has a £500 million contract with … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2024 | Barnaby Kistruck · Ministry of Defence, James Cartlidge MP · Ministry of Defence, Major General Elizabeth Faithfull-Davies · Defence Equipment and Support | View ↗ |
| 1 May 2024 | Andrew Slade · Welsh Government, Jeremy Miles MS · Welsh Government | View ↗ |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Bobby Manesh · AMRC Cymru, Emma Morgan · Cardiff and Vale College, Professor Caroline Gray OBE · OpTIC Technology Centre, Victoria Searle · Airbus | View ↗ |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Kimberly Northover · Tritech, Peter White · Qioptiq, Russ Wardle · Arcanum Information Security | View ↗ |
| 15 Nov 2023 | Claire Mitchell · Thales, Oriel Petry · Airbus | View ↗ |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Kevin Craven · ADS Group - Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space, Mr John Whalley · Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd, Sue Ferns · Prospect Trade Union, Trevor Taylor · Royal United Services Institute | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slade · Director General for Economy, Treasury and Consti… | Welsh Government | 1 |
| Barnaby Kistruck · Director, Industrial Strategy and Exports | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Bobby Manesh · Head of Research | AMRC Cymru | 1 |
| Claire Mitchell · Director, Secure Communications and Information S… | Thales | 1 |
| Emma Morgan · Student | Cardiff and Vale College | 1 |
| James Cartlidge MP · Minister for Defence Procurement | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Jeremy Miles MS · Counsel General for Wales and Minister for Europe… | Welsh Government | 1 |
| Kevin Craven · Chief Executive Officer | ADS Group - Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space | 1 |
| Kimberly Northover · Business Development Manager | Tritech | 1 |
| Major General Elizabeth Faithfull-Davies · Director of Land Equipment | Defence Equipment and Support | 1 |
| Mr John Whalley · Chief Executive | Aerospace Wales Forum Ltd | 1 |
| Oriel Petry · Senior Vice President | Airbus | 1 |
| Peter White · Managing Director | Qioptiq | 1 |
| Professor Caroline Gray OBE · Director | OpTIC Technology Centre | 1 |
| Russ Wardle · Managing Director | Arcanum Information Security | 1 |
| Sue Ferns · Senior Deputy General Secretary | Prospect Trade Union | 1 |
| Trevor Taylor · Director of the Defence, Industries & Society Pro… | Royal United Services Institute | 1 |
| Victoria Searle · Industrial Engineer | Airbus | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Jeremy Miles concerning his appearance before the Comm… |