Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Defence Committee
Scrutinises: Ministry of Defence
149 reports
547 conclusions & recs
57 govt responses
Government Response
Accepted: 207
Accepted in Part: 11
Acknowledged: 82
Deferred: 16
Not Addressed: 11
Rejected: 23
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-appointment hearing for the Armed Forces Commissioner Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 | — | — |
| The Armed Forces Covenant Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 13 Dec 2024 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| The UK contribution to European Security Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Dec 2024 | 2 | 35 | Responded |
| Defence in the Grey Zone Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Sep 2023 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| Future Aviation Capabilities Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 10 Sep 2023 | 2 | 15 | Responded |
| Service Accommodation Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 13 Jul 2023 | 2 | 29 | Responded |
| Armed Forces Readiness Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 24 Apr 2023 | 2 | 132 | Responded |
| Defence and Climate Change Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 May 2022 | 2 | 16 | Responded |
| Aviation Procurement Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 21 Mar 2022 | 2 | 19 | Responded |
| UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 31 Jan 2022 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| Operation Isotrope: the use of the military to counter migrant crossings Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 18 Jan 2022 | 2 | 13 | Responded |
| Withdrawal from Afghanistan Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Sep 2021 | 2 | 10 | Responded |
| US, UK and NATO Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 22 Jul 2021 | 2 | 18 | Responded |
| Space Defence Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 27 May 2021 | 2 | 15 | Responded |
| The Navy: purpose and procurement Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Apr 2021 | 2 | 29 | Responded |
| Russia and Ukraine border tensions Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 14 Apr 2021 | 2 | 22 | Responded |
| Defending Global Britain in a Competitive Age Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 17 Mar 2021 | 2 | 23 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing for the Service Complaints Ombudsman Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 11 Nov 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 30 Jul 2020 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 16 Jul 2020 | 2 | 30 | Responded |
| Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 May 2020 | 2 | 7 | Responded |
| The Security of 5G Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 6 Mar 2020 | 2 | 30 | Responded |
| The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 5 Mar 2020 | 2 | 17 | Responded |
| Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018 inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 15 Jan 2019 | 2 | — | — |
| Work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 9 Jan 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| INF Treaty withdrawal inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Mental Health and the Armed Forces, Part Two: The Provision of Care inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 Jul 2018 | 3 | — | — |
| Statute of limitations – veterans protection inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Jun 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Future anti-ship missile system inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 May 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Modernising Defence Programme inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 6 Feb 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Armed forces and veterans mental health inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 31 Jan 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2017 inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Dec 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| UK arms exports during 2016 inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 6 Dec 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| North Korea inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 6 Dec 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| The Government’s Brexit position paper: Foreign policy, defence and development: a future partnership paper inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 16 Nov 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Locally Employed Civilians inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 15 Nov 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| The Royal Marines and UK amphibious capability inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 15 Nov 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Defence Acquisition and Procurement inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Oct 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Indispensable allies: US, NATO and UK Defence relations inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Sep 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| F-35 Procurement inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 10 Aug 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Investigations into fatalities involving British military personnel inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 28 Feb 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2016 inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 10 Jan 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| BBC Monitoring inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Oct 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 30 Aug 2016 | 1 | — | — |
| Naval Procurement: Type 26 and Type 45 inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 May 2016 | 1 | — | — |
| SDSR 2015 and the Army inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 May 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Russia: implications for UK defence and security inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 Jan 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| UK military operations in Syria and Iraq inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Dec 2015 | 1 | — | — |
| Lariam inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Oct 2015 | 2 | — | — |
| Flexible Response? An SDSR checklist of potential threats Inquiry | Report | Closed | 8 Sep 2015 | 2 | — | — |