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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
19 Recommendation Second Report - The Integrated Review, … Deferred

We welcome the uplift to the MOD’s budget in 2020 and the four-year budget commitment.

We welcome the uplift to the MOD’s budget in 2020 and the four-year budget commitment. However, inflationary pressures and an increase in the scale of threat means that it is no longer enough. At the same time, serious concerns persist around a number of procurement programmes. The Department now needs …

Government response. The government acknowledges the conclusion and states that further details regarding spending plans will be announced in the Autumn Statement on 17 November, declining to provide these in advance.
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 ↗

Correspondence

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