Select committee: Defence Committee

One-off Session on The Home Defence Programme and National Resilience

Closed Opened 16 Jun 2026 Closed 7 Jul 2026
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The session will examine the Cabinet Office's Home Defence Programme which, according to Government, will result in "a cross-government plan for our security, preparedness, and resilience as a nation to deter threats to and defend the UK homeland” and will meet “the UK’s obligations under Article 3 of NATO’s founding treaty.” In addition to the Home Defence Programme, the session will explore the Minister’s work on cross-government co-ordination and the role which the Cabinet Office plays in the national conversation and the forthcoming Defence Readiness Bill.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 16 June 2026.

The committee has not published a report yet.