Defence Acquistion and Procurement
3 November 2016
The Defence Committee holds their first evidence session on defence acquisition and procurement with witnesses from industry and unions.
- Watch Parliament TV: Defence Acquisition and Procurement
- Inquiry: Defence Acquisition and Procurement
- Defence Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 8 November 2016, The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
At 11.00am
- Bob Keen, Head of Government Relations, BAE Systems
- Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS Group
At 11.40am
- David Pitchforth, Vice President and Managing Director, Boeing Defence UK Ltd
- Nick Whitney, Director, Global Sales and Marketing, Boeing Defence UK Ltd
At 12.15pm
- Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary for Manufacturing, Unite
- Jonathan Green, Head of Research, Prospect
- Phil Rudd, Spokesman, Trades Union Delegates Conference, BAE Systems
Purpose of the session
This is the first oral evidence session for the Committee's inquiry into Defence Acquisition and Procurement.
There are three panels of witnesses all representing the defence industry. The first two panels comprise a range of defence companies, and the third is the unions who represent the workers in these companies.
The session will focus on the Equipment Plan and the impact of acquisition and procurement reforms on industry.
The session will also cover issues related to the procurement of the P-8A surveillance aircraft, the AH-64E Apache helicopters and the Typhoon Tranche 3.