1st Report - UK defence policy: from aspiration to reality?
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- 12 Jan 2023
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Select Committee · International Relations and Defence Committee
Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality
Status: Closed
Opened: 29 Mar 2022
Closed: 30 Jun 2023
1 report
Inquiry scope
The Committee’s inquiry will explore the Government’s ambitions for Defence set out in the March 2021 Defence Command Paper, and how these relate to the ambitions of the Integrated Review. It will assess how, one year on from publication, the Ministry of Defence is planning to translate the aspirations of the Defence Command Paper into reality, and will explore the extent to which the Russian invasion of Ukraine may have changed the UK’s assessment of the risk of conventional versus ‘sub-threshold’ warfare.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2022 | Damian Parmenter CBE · Ministry of Defence, Major General David Eastman · Ministry of Defence, The Rt Hon Ben Wallace · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Dr Nicholas Joad · Ministry of Defence, Dr Rob Johnson · Ministry of Defence, John Ridge · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Gen Sir Christopher Deverell · Joint Forces Command, Kevin Craven · ADS Group - Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space, Oliver Lewis · Rebellion Defence Limited | View ↗ |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Dr Kenneth Payne · King's College London, Dr Simona Soare · International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | View ↗ |
| 13 Jul 2022 | Lt Gen Ben Hodges, Professor John Louth, Professor Matthew Uttley · King's College London | View ↗ |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Georgina Wright · Institut Montaigne, Professor Christoph Meyer · King's College London, Professor Jamie Shea, Professor Mark Webber · The University of Birmingham | View ↗ |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Alessio Patalano · King's College London, Michael Stephens · RUSI | View ↗ |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Admiral Sir Tony Radakin · Ministry of Defence, Air Marshal Edward Stringer | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Air Marshal (Retd) Phil Osborn, General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, Justin Bronk · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | View ↗ |
| 25 May 2022 | Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), General Sir Nick Carter · Defence Staff, Nick Childs · The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | View ↗ |
| 18 May 2022 | Dr Jennifer Cole · Royal Holloway University of London, Meia Nouwens · International Institute for Strategic Studies, Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe · Loughborough University, Professor Tracey German · King's College London | View ↗ |
| 17 May 2022 | Dr Susan Martin · War Studies Department, King's College London, Professor Andrew Futter · University of Leicester | View ↗ |
| 11 May 2022 | Dr Ben Wilkinson · RAND Europe, Professor Jamie Gaskarth · Open University, Professor Patrick Porter · The University of Birmingham, Sir Lawrence Freedman · King's College London | View ↗ |
| 6 Apr 2022 | Professor Malcolm Chalmers · RUSI, Professor Michael Clarke · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Sir Tony Radakin · Chief of the Defence Staff | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Air Marshal (Retd) Phil Osborn | — | 1 |
| Air Marshal Edward Stringer | — | 1 |
| Alessio Patalano · Professor | King's College London | 1 |
| Damian Parmenter CBE · Director, Defence & Security Industrial Strategy | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Dr Ben Wilkinson · Deputy Director (Defence) | RAND Europe | 1 |
| Dr Jennifer Cole · Research Fellow in Antimicrobial Resistance | Royal Holloway University of London | 1 |
| Dr Kenneth Payne · Deputy Head and Director of Research, Defence Studies | King's College London | 1 |
| Dr Nicholas Joad · Director of Defence Science and Technology | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Dr Rob Johnson · Director of SONAC | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Senior Research Fellow | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
| Dr Simona Soare · Research Fellow for Defence and Military Analysis | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | 1 |
| Dr Susan Martin · Senior Lecturer | War Studies Department, King's College London | 1 |
| Gen Sir Christopher Deverell · Commander | Joint Forces Command | 1 |
| General Sir Adrian Bradshaw | — | 1 |
| General Sir Nick Carter · Former Chief (2018 - 2021) | Defence Staff | 1 |
| Georgina Wright · Senior Fellow and Director | Institut Montaigne | 1 |
| John Ridge · Director of Defence Innovation | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Justin Bronk · Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
| Kevin Craven · Chief Executive Officer | ADS Group - Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space | 1 |
| Lt Gen Ben Hodges | — | 1 |
| Major General David Eastman · Senior Director - International Programmes | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Meia Nouwens · Senior Fellow, Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation | International Institute for Strategic Studies | 1 |
| Michael Stephens · Associate Fellow | RUSI | 1 |
| Nick Childs · Senior Fellow of Naval Forces and Maritime Security | The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | 1 |
| Oliver Lewis · Cofounder | Rebellion Defence Limited | 1 |
| Professor Andrew Futter · Professor of International Politics | University of Leicester | 1 |
| Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe · Professor of War Studies | Loughborough University | 1 |
| Professor Christoph Meyer · Professor of European & International Politics | King's College London | 1 |
| Professor Jamie Gaskarth · Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations | Open University | 1 |
| Professor Jamie Shea | — | 1 |
| Professor John Louth | — | 1 |
| Professor Malcolm Chalmers · Deputy Director General | RUSI | 1 |
| Professor Mark Webber · Professor of International Politics | The University of Birmingham | 1 |
| Professor Matthew Uttley · Professor of Defence Studies | King's College London | 1 |
| Professor Michael Clarke · Distinguished Fellow | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
| Professor Patrick Porter · Professor of International Security and Strategy | The University of Birmingham | 1 |
| Professor Tracey German · Professor in Conflict and Security | King's College London | 1 |
| Sir Lawrence Freedman · Emeritus Professor of War Studies | King's College London | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Ben Wallace · Secretary of State for Defence | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2023 | — | Letter by The Lord Ashton of Hyde to Ben Wallace MP on the Government response to the UK defence report dated 23 March 2023 |
| 18 Jan 2023 | To committee | Letter from Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP to Lady Anelay on UK policy towards Taiwan dated 17 January 2023 |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2022 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Virtual meeting |