Recommendation 15

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the supply chains of defence businesses as well as their finances. Global supply chains for defence represent a vulnerability, especially when these supply chains include materials from countries not closely aligned with the UK. The Ministry of Defence should set out how it is proactively supporting efforts from defence businesses to seek domestic alternatives for supply and to shorten supply chains. (Paragraph 72) Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain 33 Sub-Committee Formal minutes Tuesday 9 February 2021 Members present: Richard Drax, in the Chair Stuart Anderson Sarah Atherton Martin Docherty-Hughes Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood Rt Hon Mr Mark Francois Gavin Robinson Rt Hon John Spellar Derek Twigg Minutes Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain Draft Report (Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read. Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph. Paragraphs 1 to 72 read and agreed to. Summary agreed to. Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee in this session. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the Committee. Next meeting [Sub-Committee Adjourned 34 Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain Committee Formal Minutes Tuesday 9 February 2021 Members present: Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood, in the Chair Stuart Anderson Sarah Atherton Martin Docherty-Hughes Richard Drax Rt Hon Mr Mark Francois Gavin Robinson Rt Hon John Spellar Derek Twigg Minutes Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain Draft Report from the Sub-Committee (Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read. Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph. Paragraphs 1 to 72 read and agreed to. Summary agreed to. Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House. Order