Select Committee · Industry and Regulators Committee
The relationship between the Government and the defence industry
Status: Open
Opened: 2 Jun 2026
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | No witnesses recorded | View ↗ |
| 1 Sep 2026 | John Godfrey · TheCityUK, Peter Anstiss · Team Barrow | View ↗ |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Tracey Lee · Plymouth Council | View ↗ |
| 14 Jul 2026 | General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE · Universal Defence and Security Solutions, Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen · Strategic Defence Review | View ↗ |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Colin Maund · Hellios, Grace Cassy · CyLon Ventures, Simon Galt · QinetiQ | View ↗ |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Chris Blackford · Monster CAM Composite Systems Ltd, Chris Newland · Advanced Integrated Technologies Ltd | View ↗ |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Graham Booth · 2iC, Jon Parker · Flyby Technology, Tom Redman · Evolve Dynamics | View ↗ |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Scott McClelland · Tekever, Stewart Pearce · Tekever | View ↗ |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Andrew Kinniburgh · Make UK Defence, Kevin Craven · ADS | View ↗ |
Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| DEF0031 | 9 Sep 2026 | Chris Daniels, Flarebright Ltd |
| DEF0032 | 9 Sep 2026 | Kraken Technology Group |
| DEF0033 | 9 Sep 2026 | Society of Maritime Industries |
| DEF0034 | 9 Sep 2026 | Northrop Grumman UK |
| DEF0035 | 9 Sep 2026 | Shield AI |
| DEF0036 | 9 Sep 2026 | Saronic Technologies |
| DEF0037 | 9 Sep 2026 | Airbus |
| DEF0038 | 9 Sep 2026 | The City UK |
| DEF0039 | 9 Sep 2026 | Lockheed Martin UK |
| DEF0013 | 4 Sep 2026 | KBR |
| DEF0012 | 4 Sep 2026 | Vertical Aerospace |
| DEF0014 | 4 Sep 2026 | Overton Advisory |
| DEF0015 | 4 Sep 2026 | Air Cdre (ret'd) Blythe Crawford, Tiberius Aerospace |
| DEF0017 | 4 Sep 2026 | Deloitte LLP |
| DEF0016 | 4 Sep 2026 | Corruption Tracker |
| DEF0018 | 4 Sep 2026 | DeltaQuad |
| DEF0019 | 4 Sep 2026 | Somerset House Studios |
| DEF0020 | 4 Sep 2026 | Bittium |
| DEF0021 | 4 Sep 2026 | Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) |
| DEF0022 | 4 Sep 2026 | Babcock International Group |
| DEF0023 | 4 Sep 2026 | Thales UK |
| DEF0024 | 4 Sep 2026 | techUK |
| DEF0025 | 4 Sep 2026 | Aegion Aerospace private Limited |
| DEF0001 | 4 Sep 2026 | P Michaels |
| DEF0030 | 4 Sep 2026 | Transparency International Defence & Security |
| DEF0029 | 4 Sep 2026 | Campaign against Arms Trade |
| DEF0028 | 4 Sep 2026 | Serco Ltd |
| DEF0027 | 4 Sep 2026 | Preiskel & Co LLP on behalf of Movement for an Open Web |
| DEF0026 | 4 Sep 2026 | Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) |
| DEF0040 | 1 Sep 2026 | Goovean Group |
| DEF0011 | 1 Sep 2026 | ADS Group |
| DEF0010 | 1 Sep 2026 | Professor Anna Stavrianakis, University of Sussex |
| DEF0009 | 1 Sep 2026 | Derek Stretch, Retired |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kinniburgh · General Director | Make UK Defence | 1 |
| Chris Blackford · Director of Strategy | Monster CAM Composite Systems Ltd | 1 |
| Chris Newland · Managing Director | Advanced Integrated Technologies Ltd | 1 |
| Colin Maund · Founder and CEO | Hellios | 1 |
| General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE · Co-Chair | Universal Defence and Security Solutions | 1 |
| Grace Cassy | CyLon Ventures | 1 |
| Graham Booth · CEO | 2iC | 1 |
| John Godfrey · Managing Director for Public Affairs, Policy and Research | TheCityUK | 1 |
| Jon Parker · CEO and Founder | Flyby Technology | 1 |
| Kevin Craven · CEO | ADS | 1 |
| Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen · Lead External Reviewer | Strategic Defence Review | 1 |
| Peter Anstiss · CEO | Team Barrow | 1 |
| Scott McClelland · Corporate Director | Tekever | 1 |
| Simon Galt · Managing Director, Air | QinetiQ | 1 |
| Stewart Pearce · Head of Training, Regulations and Assurance | Tekever | 1 |
| Tom Redman · CEO | Evolve Dynamics | 1 |
| Tracey Lee · Chief Executive | Plymouth Council | 1 |