Select Committee · Defence Committee

The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review

Status: Closed Opened: 5 Mar 2020 Closed: 9 Jul 2021 17 recommendations 1 report

In this inquiry, we explore how the Government should conduct an Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review. The review is considered “the most radical reassessment of [the UK’s] place in the world since the end of the Cold War”, and covers “all aspects of international policy”. This inquiry will identify lessons learned from the … Show more

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
In Search of Strategy — The 2020 Integrated Review	HC 165	13 Aug 2020	17	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

5 Recommendation In Search of Strategy — The 2020 Integr… Accepted in Part

The Government should review how far these activities were aligned with or deviated from the...

The Government should review how far these activities were aligned with or deviated from the outcomes of previous Reviews, in order to better In Search of Strategy — The 2020 Integrated Review 55 understand how to ensure the Integrated Review provides a sustainable and actionable framework for the future. In … Read more

Government response AI summary

The government states the Integrated Review has incorporated lessons from previous reviews and is conducting deep analysis. However, the detailed mechanisms for implementation and how the Review's success will be measured will be included in the forthcoming published document.

Read full response →

Ministry of Defence

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

Date	Witnesses
17 Mar 2020	The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO · Cabinet Office, The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC · Ministry of Defence	View ↗
10 Mar 2020	Douglas Barrie · International Institute for Strategic Studies, Malcolm Chalmers · Royal United Services Institute, Tom McKane · Ministry of Defence	View ↗

Who gave evidence

5 witnesses

Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Douglas Barrie · Senior Fellow for Military Aerospace	International Institute for Strategic Studies	1
Malcolm Chalmers · Deputy Director-General	Royal United Services Institute	1
The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO · Former National Security Advisor (2010-2012)	Cabinet Office	1
The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC · Former Chief of Defence Staff (2006-2010)	Ministry of Defence	1
Tom McKane · Director-General for Strategy and Director-Genera…	Ministry of Defence	1