Defending Global Britain in a Competitive Age

Inquiry by the Defence Committee, 17 March 2021 to 6 December 2022. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• Second Report - The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (28 July 2022)
• Third Special Report - The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report (10 November 2022)

Evidence sessions

• 23 March 2021: Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, Ministry of Defence; Lord Houghton of Richmond, Ministry of Defence
• 13 April 2021: Dr Sidharth Kaushal, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI); Rear Admiral Alex Burton, Former Commander, UK Maritime Forces (2016-2017)
• 20 April 2021: Professor John Louth, independent author and defence analyst; Paul Hough, defence business consultant
• 25 May 2021: Professor Patrick Porter, The University of Birmingham; Dr David Blagden, The University of Exeter
• 23 June 2021: Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Ministry of Defence; Air Marshal Richard Knighton CB, Ministry of Defence
• 6 July 2021: Lt Gen (Retd) Ben Hodges, Center for European Policy Analysis; Lt Gen (Retd) Ben Hodges, United States Army Europe (Wiesbaden, Germany)
• 30 November 2021: Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser