Select Committee · Defence Committee

US, UK and NATO

Status: Closed Opened: 22 Jul 2021 Closed: 11 Dec 2023 5 recommendations 13 conclusions 1 report

Following the publication of the UK Integrated Review (and the accompanying Defence strategies), the commitments made at the NATO summit of June 2021 and the announcement by the US Administration that it will publish a Global Posture Review this year, we have undertaken to hold an inquiry which examines how the UK intends to work …

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Sixth Report - Special Relationships? US, UK and NATO	HC 184	7 Mar 2023	18	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

4 items

4 Conclusion Sixth Report - Special Relationships? U… Accepted

The UK clearly has some difficult decisions to make about investments in the modernisation of...

The UK clearly has some difficult decisions to make about investments in the modernisation of capabilities as a result of current levels of inflation and unfavourable foreign exchange rates. Whilst it is vital to maintain some sort of technology sharing with the US, UK efforts to develop innovative technological solutions …

Government response. The government states that the UK values its capability partnership with the US highly but also continues to pursue capability programmes with different partners and allies across the globe, and that working alongside and being interoperable with our allies and …

Ministry of Defence

5 Recommendation Sixth Report - Special Relationships? U… Accepted

The UK should explore the value of linking contracts to increase UK exports to the...

The UK should explore the value of linking contracts to increase UK exports to the US and lobby the US Administration to reduce the regulatory burdens placed on UK defence companies.

Government response. The UK works closely with the US to support UK industry and its interests in global and US markets and is working with the US Administration and Congress to pursue reforms or exemptions for the UK and Australia in areas …

Ministry of Defence

9 Conclusion Sixth Report - Special Relationships? U… Accepted

The UK makes an impressive contribution to NATO.

The UK makes an impressive contribution to NATO. We welcome the decision within the Integrated Review of 2021 to ensure that the UK maintained its prominent role in NATO. However, we are concerned that if the Government fails to protect the defence budget from inflationary and foreign exchange pressures combined …

Government response. The Department highlights that the UK will continue to spend a minimum of 2% of GDP on defence and is set to spend more than 2% this financial year, that the Prime Minister has provided Defence additional support in the …

Ministry of Defence

17 Recommendation Sixth Report - Special Relationships? U… Accepted

We welcome the Government’s acknowledgement that resilience requires investment in increasing the medium and high...

We welcome the Government’s acknowledgement that resilience requires investment in increasing the medium and high skills base. We recommend that the MOD enter into a joint programme of work with other relevant Government Departments to identify and remove barriers which stop UK educational institutions from preparing their students to become …

Government response. The Department is working with industry to nurture and develop relevant skills in the sectors, including through sharing expertise, making it easier for people to move between Government and industry, and greater outreach by defence and security departments to identify …

Ministry of Defence

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions

Date	Witnesses
2 Nov 2022	Clare Cameron · Ministry of Defence, Major General David Eastman · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP · Ministry of Defence	View ↗
24 May 2022	Sir James Everard KCB CBE, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR)	View ↗
15 Mar 2022	Lord Robertson, former Secretary General of NATO	View ↗
1 Mar 2022	Dr Jamie Shea · Centre for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark, James J. Townsend Jr. · Center for a New American Security (CNAS)	View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters

Date	Direction	Title
11 Jul 2023	—	Letter dated 10th July from Secretary of State to the Chair regarding the Gover…
11 Jul 2023	—	Letter dated 10th July from Secretary of State to the Chair regarding the Gover…
22 Jun 2023	—	Letter dated 21st June from the Chair to Secretary of State for Defence regardi…