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9  DEFENCE

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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons on 12 July 2010.
Members

Arbuthnot, Mr James (Chair)

Brazier, Julian

Docherty, Thomas (added 2.11.10)

Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.

Glen, John

Hamilton, David (discharged 2.11.10)

Hancock, Mr Mike (discharged 24.10.11)

Havard, Mr Dai (added 2.11.10)

Holloway, Mr Adam (discharged 2.11.10)

Moon, Mrs Madeleine

Mordaunt, Penny (added 2.11.10)

Osborne, Sandra (added 2.11.10)

Russell, Bob Sir (added 24.10.11)

Seabeck, Alison (discharged 2.11.10)

Stewart, Bob

Stuart, Ms Gisela

Woodcock, John (discharged 2.11.10)

Overall Attendance:

Meetings attended

76 out of 76

66 out of 76

43 out of 68

50 out of 76

69 out of 76

5 out of 8

24 out of 52

62 out of 68

4 out of 8

54 out of 76

39 out of 68

44 out of 68

22 out of 24

5 out of 8

68 out of 76

57 out of 76

5 out of 8

76.0 %

Total number of meetings: 76

Of which:
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken 38
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private 7
Number of wholly private meetings 38
Other activities
Informal meetings36
Conferences/Seminars hosted 2

Staff

Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.

Specialist Advisers during the Session

Dr Sibylle Bauers1, Paul Beaver, Rear Admiral Ric Cheadle CB DL, Professor Michael Clarke,

Major General Tim Cross CBE, Chris Donnelly, Mr Mike Hapgood, Professor David Kirkpatrick, General Mungo Melvin, Rear Admiral David Snelson, Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE,

Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE, and Mr Graham Wright CBE

1 Adviser to the Committees on Arms Export Controls

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers8
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers) 7
Members of the House of Lords 5
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence 24
Other Government departments comprising:
Cabinet Office3
Department of Energy and Climate Change 1
Department of Health 2
Department for International Development 2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 3
Appearances by other witnesses: 67

Overseas Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
12-13.9.10Marseille, FranceA Arbuthnot1 Summer Defence Conference £910
7-8.12.10ParisA Arbuthnot, Havard1 Meeting of UK/French Defence Committees £1,432
16-21.1.11Afghanistan Arbuthnot, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart 2Inquiry into Operations in Afghanistan £35,037
3-9.4.11USA Arbuthnot, Docherty, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart 2Inquiries into Operations in Afghanistan, The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, and The Military Covenant in Action £43,462
9-12.4.11Washington DCA Arbuthnot, Docherty Electric Infrastructure Security Summit £1,718
3-5.7.11WarsawA Havard1 Conference of Defence Committee Chairpersons £1,288
4-6.9.11Rennes, FranceA Arbuthnot Summer Defence Conference £288
12-13.12.11ParisA Arbuthnot, Havard1 Meeting of UK/French Defence Committees £1,432
4-10.3.12Falkland Islands Arbuthnot, Docherty, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Osborne, Stewart 2Inquiry into SDSR £19,622 (estimated outturn)

A Travel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
19.7.10Farnborough Air Show Arbuthnot, Brazier, Stewart, Woodcock 2Familiarisation visit £108
12.10.10WarminsterA Arbuthnot, Moon1 Land Warfare Centre £177
9.11.10Northolt Arbuthnot, Glen, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart 2Permanent Joint Headquarters £48
9-10.2.11Plymouth Brazier, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Stewart 3BFlag Officer Sea Training £1,111
19.5.11Headley Court, Surrey Arbuthnot, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart 1Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action? £46
7.6.11Hasler Company, Plymouth Arbuthnot, Donaldson, Glen 1Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action? £112
30.6.11Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Birmingham Arbuthnot, Glen, Stuart 1Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action? £596
25.10.11Portsmouth Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Mordaunt, Stewart 1Maritime Combat Power Week £195
11-12.1.12Catterick, North Yorkshire Arbuthnot, Brazier, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Russell 2Inquiry into the Armed Forces Covenant in Action £2,109
14.3.12National Maritime Information Centre, Northolt Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Havard, Mordaunt 1Inquiry into Future Maritime Surveillance £83
19.4.12Abbey Wood, Bristol Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Havard, Moon, Stewart 2Inquiry into Procurement £374

A Travel in a representative capacity

B Includes a specialist adviser

Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review 34515.9.10 Received 19.11.10: published as Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Second Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control legislationA 6865.4.11 Cm 8079, published 1.9.11
Third Report: The Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10
7605.7.11

Received 6.9.11: published as Sixth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Written Evidence published on the internet: The Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10 5.7.11 Not applicable
Fourth Report: Operations in Afghanistan 55417.7.11
Received 15.9.11: published as Eighth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Written Evidence published on the internet: Operations in Afghanistan 17.7.11 Not applicable
Fifth Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2011-12 137328.7.11 Received 28.9.11: published as Seventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
Sixth Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy 7613.8.11
Received 4.11.11: published as Ninth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Written Evidence published on the internet: The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy 3.8.11 Not applicable
Seventh Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 1: Military Casualties 76215.12.11 Received 6.2.12: published as Tenth Special Report, Session 2010-12
Written Evidence published on the internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 1: Military Casualties 15.12.11 Not applicable
Eighth Report: The Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 163525.1.12 Received 13.4.12: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
Ninth Report: Operations in Libya 9508.2.12 Received 12.4.12: published as Eleventh Special Report, Session 2010-12
Written Evidence published on the internet: Operations in Libya 8.2.12 Not applicable
Tenth Report: Developing Threats: Electro Magnetic Pulses (EMP) 155222.2.12 Received 24.4.12: published as Twelfth Special Report, Session 2010-12
First Special Report: The Comprehensive Approach: the point of war is not just to win but to make a better peace: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of 2009-10 3471.9.10 Not applicable
Second Special Report: The contribution of ISTAR to operations: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of 2009-10 3462.9.10 Not applicable
Third Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of 2009-10 3533.9.10 Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of 2010-12 6386.12.10 Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Defence Equipment 2010: Further Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2009-10 89830.3.11 Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: The Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10: Government Response to the Committee's Third Report of 2010-12 149514.9.11 Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2011-12: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of 2010-12 152814.10.11 Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Operations in Afghanistan: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of 2010-12 152517.10.11 Not applicable
Ninth Special Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of 2010-12 163910.11.11 Not applicable
Tenth Special Report: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 1: Military Casualties: Government Response to the Committee's Seventh Report of 2010-12 185524.2.12 Not applicable
Eleventh Special Report: Operations in Libya: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of 2010-12 195230.4.12 Not applicable
Twelfth Special Report: Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP): Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of 2010-12 192530.4.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of the Chief of the Defence Staff 600-i27.1.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Evidence Session with the Secretary of State 1682-i25.4.12 Not applicable
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation 1741-i8.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation 1741-ii2.3.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Defence and Cyber-security 1881-i25.4.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Future Maritime Surveillance 1918-i30.4.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation 13.2.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Defence and Cyber-security 30.3.12 Not applicable
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Future Maritime Surveillance 2.4.12 Not applicable

A First Joint Report with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign Affairs and International Development committees

Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10

Reply to the Committee's Sixth Report: Defence Equipment 2010, received 1.2.11 and published as the Committee's Fifth Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Fifth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09, received 8.7.10 and published as the Committee's Third Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: The Comprehensive Approach: the point of war is not just to win but to make a better peace, received 18.6.10 and published as the Committee's First Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: The contribution of ISTAR to operations, received 17.6.10 and published as the Committee's Second Special Report, Session 2010-12.

Formal Minutes

The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/defence-committee/formal-minutes/.

Divisions

None

Debates

The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:

First Report, Session 2010-12, The Strategic Defence and Security Review, HC 345, 15.9.10

Fourth Special Report, Session 2010-12, The Strategic Defence and Security Review, Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12, HC 638, 6.12.10

Sixth Report, Session 2010-12, The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, HC 761, 3.8.11

Ninth Special Report, Session 2010-12, The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2010-12, HC 1639, 10.11.11

Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry during the Session
InquiryNumber of oral evidence sessions
Defence and Cyber-security 1
Developing Threats to Electronic Infrastructure 1
Future Maritime Surveillance 1
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11 1
One-off evidence session with the Secretary of State for Defence 1
Operations in Afghanistan 11
Operations in Libya 2
The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy 7
The appointment of the new Chief of the Defence Staff 1
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 1: Military Casualties 7
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation 2
The Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10 1
The Strategic Defence and Security Review 3
Total39A  

A On one occasion the Committee took evidence from the Secretary of State on two inquiries


 
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