1st Report - Ukraine: a wake-up call
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- 26 Sep 2024
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Select Committee · International Relations and Defence Committee
Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Status: Closed
Opened: 20 Feb 2024
Closed: 6 Mar 2025
1 report
Inquiry scope
The Committee’s inquiry will consider the interim lessons that can be drawn from the war in Ukraine for UK Defence. It will explore whether our assumptions regarding the nature of the Russia threat are still valid, and whether we are equipped to respond to it. It will examine the role played by new technologies on the Ukrainian battlefield, consider manpower requirements, the pressures on industry to replenish equipment and weapons stocks, and the adequacy of procurement processes—drawing both strategic and operational lessons for UK Defence.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 1 May 2024 |
Oral evidence
Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL · British Armed Forces,
Nick Childs · The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
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| 24 Apr 2024 |
Oral evidence
Dr Peter Roberts · University of Exeter,
General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen · British Armed Forces
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| 17 Apr 2024 |
Oral evidence
Juliana Suess · German Institute for International and Security Affairs,
Theodora Ogden · RAND
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| 27 Mar 2024 |
Oral evidence
Air Marshal (retd) Edward Stringer · Policy Exchange,
Dr Marc DeVore · University of St Andrews,
Tim Lawrenson · International Institute for Strategic Studies
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| 13 Mar 2024 |
Oral evidence
Dr Ulrike Franke · European Council on Foreign Relations,
Mr James Black · RAND Europe
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| 28 Feb 2024 |
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Mr Shashank Joshi · The Economist,
Professor Malcolm Chalmers · RUSI
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL · Former Chief of the Defence Staff | British Armed Forces | 1 |
| Air Marshal (retd) Edward Stringer · Senior Fellow | Policy Exchange | 1 |
| Dr Marc DeVore · Senior Lecturer, School of International Relations | University of St Andrews | 1 |
| Dr Peter Roberts · Senior Fellow | University of Exeter | 1 |
| Dr Ulrike Franke · Senior Policy Fellow | European Council on Foreign Relations | 1 |
| General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen · Former Chief of the Defence Staff | British Armed Forces | 1 |
| Juliana Suess · Research Associate | German Institute for International and Security Affairs | 1 |
| Mr James Black · Assistant Director, Defence and Security | RAND Europe | 1 |
| Mr Shashank Joshi · Defence Editor | The Economist | 1 |
| Nick Childs · Senior Fellow of Naval Forces and Maritime Security | The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | 1 |
| Professor Malcolm Chalmers · Deputy Director General | RUSI | 1 |
| Theodora Ogden · Space Policy Analyst | RAND | 1 |
| Tim Lawrenson · Associate Fellow | International Institute for Strategic Studies | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 25 Apr 2024 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (MoD), regarding Committee scrutiny, dated 25 April 2024 |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
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| 16 Oct 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private meeting · Room 1, Palace of Westminster |