Armed forces
Armed forces news from UK Parliament.
Ministers Jeremy Quin and Leo Docherty face questions from Defence Sub-Committee
The Defence Sub-Committee hears about the treatment of contracted staff for the MOD’s Ancillary Services
12 January 2022
Lords debates Ukrainian Navy agreement
Members discuss framework agreement for official credit support for naval development and capability. Catch up
06 January 2022
Armed Forces Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members conclude considerations of Commons reasons on amendments. Catch up
15 December 2021
“We’re going to need a bigger Navy”
Defence Committee finds that the next decade is one of significant risk for the Royal Navy's fleet
14 December 2021
MPs hear from British Astronaut Major Tim Peake on Space Defence
On 14 December the Defence Committee will hear from British Astronaut Major Tim Peake
09 December 2021
Capita examined on the treatment of MoD contracted staff
On 7 December, at 14.30, representatives from Capita face questions from the Defence Sub-Committee.
03 December 2021
Capita examined on the treatment of MoD contracted staff
Representatives from Capita will face questions from the Defence Sub-Committee on the Treatment of Contracted Staff for the MOD’s Ancillary Services
22 October 2021
Defence Secretary questioned on UK withdrawal from Afghanistan
MPs question Secretary of State for Defence and Chief of Defence Staff on the UK withdrawal from Afghanistan
22 October 2021
Defence Committee examine the UK’s naval role in the Indo-Pacific
Australian Defence Minister, Christopher Pyne, to give evidence
17 September 2021
Four short debates in the Lords
Members debate student exchange, cadet forces, human rights and elections in Belarus. Catch up
22 July 2021
US Department of Defense report on sexual assault in the military a ‘step in the right direction’
Chair of the Women in the Armed Forces Sub-Committee, Sarah Atherton MP, has responded to the US Department of Defense’s report “Hard Truths and the Duty to Change: Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military”
05 July 2021
Tobias Ellwood issues statement marking Armed Forces Day
Chair of the Defence Committee, Tobias Ellwood MP, has issued a statement to mark Armed Forces Day.
26 June 2021
Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, faces questioning from Defence Committee
Ben Wallace, will face questions from the Defence Committee on a range of topics
18 June 2021
Sarah Atherton MP: Complaints System process has ‘regressed in critical ways’and ‘real changes are needed’
Service Complaints Ombudsman annual report found that the Complaints System is “not yet efficient, effective and fair”
28 May 2021
Defence to launch Sub-Committee on the Treatment of Contracted Staff for the MOD’s Ancillary Services
The intention is for this to become a Sub-Committee, to be chaired by Martin Docherty Hughes.
28 May 2021