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Defending Global Britain in a Competitive Age

Status: Closed Opened: 17 Mar 2021 Closed: 6 Dec 2022 7 recommendations 16 conclusions 1 report

The Committee is examining the defence task and capability commitments in the Integrated Review, the Defence in a Competitive Age paper and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy. The Committee intends to evaluate how effective the commitments will be in responding to the threats to the UK and how the Government will implement those commitments.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competi… HC 180 28 Jul 2022 23 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
11 Recommendation Second Report - The Integrated Review, … Accepted in Part

We recommend that the MOD publish annual figures for the assistance provided to other Government...

We recommend that the MOD publish annual figures for the assistance provided to other Government Departments and to public authorities. This list should include the number of personnel deployed, the length of deployment, the task they were deployed for, the cost of the task and the renumeration received by the … Read more

Government response AI summary
The MOD already publishes much of the requested detail related to the provision of military assistance. The MOD will consider the extent to which it is possible to provide a more detailed breakdown of MACA operations. The Government will provide a response to the Reserves …
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Ministry of Defence

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
30 Nov 2021 Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser View ↗
6 Jul 2021 Lt Gen (Retd) Ben Hodges · Center for European Policy Analysis View ↗
23 Jun 2021 Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Ministry of Defence View ↗
20 Apr 2021 Paul Hough, defence business consultant, Professor John Louth, independent author and defence analyst View ↗
13 Apr 2021 Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Rear Admiral Alex Burton, Former Commander, UK Maritime Forces (2016-2017) View ↗
23 Mar 2021 Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL · Ministry of Defence, The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DL · Ministry of Defence View ↗

Who gave evidence

10 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB · Deputy Commander Capability at Air Command Ministry of Defence 1
Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Senior Research Fellow Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 1
Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL · Chief of Defence Staff (2010-13) Ministry of Defence 1
Lt Gen (Retd) Ben Hodges · Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies Center for European Policy Analysis 1
Paul Hough, defence business consultant — 1
Professor John Louth, independent author and defence analyst — 1
Rear Admiral Alex Burton, Former Commander, UK Maritime Forces (2016-2017) — 1
Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Secretary of State Ministry of Defence 1
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser — 1
The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DL · Chief of Defence Staff (2014-16) Ministry of Defence 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
18 Jan 2022 — Letter dated 11th January responding to Chair regarding the Integrated Review, …