Select Committee · Defence Committee
Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Sep 2023
Closed: 5 May 2026
This was originally conducted as an inquiry during the 2019 Parliament, with the Committee holding annual follow-up sessions after reporting in 2021. In November 2024 the re-established committee agreed to continue the practice of holding annual sessions on these issues. This page brings together all evidence published since November 2023 in both the 2019 and …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth · Ministry of Defence, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins · Ministry of Defence, General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO · Ministry of Defence, Louise Sandher-Jones MP · Ministry of Defence, Sam des Forges · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE · Ministry of Defence, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard John Knighton KCB ADC FREng · Ministry of Defence, Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP · Ministry of Defence, General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO · Ministry of Defence, Sam des Forges · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE · Ministry of Defence, Air Marshal Paul Lloyd · Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith · Ministry of Defence, Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP · Ministry of Defence, Sam des Forges · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |