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 meetings | 36
|
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 Ministers | 8
|
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 Office | 3
|
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
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
12-13.9.10 | Marseille, FranceA
| Arbuthnot | 1
| Summer Defence Conference
| £910 |
7-8.12.10 | ParisA
| Arbuthnot, Havard | 1
| Meeting of UK/French Defence Committees
| £1,432 |
16-21.1.11 | Afghanistan
| Arbuthnot, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Operations in Afghanistan
| £35,037 |
3-9.4.11 | USA
| Arbuthnot, Docherty, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiries into Operations in Afghanistan, The Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, and The Military Covenant in Action
| £43,462 |
9-12.4.11 | Washington DCA
| Arbuthnot, Docherty |
| Electric Infrastructure Security Summit
| £1,718 |
3-5.7.11 | WarsawA
| Havard | 1
| Conference of Defence Committee Chairpersons
| £1,288 |
4-6.9.11 | Rennes, FranceA
| Arbuthnot |
| Summer Defence Conference
| £288 |
12-13.12.11 | ParisA
| Arbuthnot, Havard | 1
| Meeting of UK/French Defence Committees
| £1,432 |
4-10.3.12 | Falkland Islands
| Arbuthnot, Docherty, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Osborne, Stewart
| 2 | Inquiry into SDSR
| £19,622 (estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
19.7.10 | Farnborough Air Show
| Arbuthnot, Brazier, Stewart, Woodcock
| 2 | Familiarisation visit
| £108 |
12.10.10 | WarminsterA
| Arbuthnot, Moon | 1
| Land Warfare Centre |
£177 |
9.11.10 | Northolt
| Arbuthnot, Glen, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart, Stuart
| 2 | Permanent Joint Headquarters
| £48 |
9-10.2.11 | Plymouth
| Brazier, Donaldson, Glen, Havard, Moon, Mordaunt, Stewart
| 3B | Flag Officer Sea Training
| £1,111 |
19.5.11 | Headley Court, Surrey
| Arbuthnot, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Stewart
| 1 | Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action?
| £46 |
7.6.11 | Hasler Company, Plymouth
| Arbuthnot, Donaldson, Glen
| 1 | Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action?
| £112 |
30.6.11 | Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Birmingham
| Arbuthnot, Glen, Stuart
| 1 | Inquiry into the Military Covenant in Action?
| £596 |
25.10.11 | Portsmouth
| Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Mordaunt, Stewart
| 1 | Maritime Combat Power Week
| £195 |
11-12.1.12 | Catterick, North Yorkshire
| Arbuthnot, Brazier, Havard, Moon, Osborne, Russell
| 2 | Inquiry into the Armed Forces Covenant in Action
| £2,109 |
14.3.12 | National Maritime Information Centre, Northolt
| Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Havard, Mordaunt
| 1 | Inquiry into Future Maritime Surveillance
| £83 |
19.4.12 | Abbey Wood, Bristol
| Arbuthnot, Brazier, Glen, Havard, Moon, Stewart
| 2 | Inquiry into Procurement
| £374 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
B
Includes a specialist adviser
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review
| 345 | 15.9.10
| 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
| 686 | 5.4.11
| Cm 8079, published 1.9.11
|
Third Report: The Performance of the Ministry of Defence 2009-10
| 760 | 5.7.11
| 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
| 554 | 17.7.11
| 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
| 1373 | 28.7.11
| 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
| 761 | 3.8.11
| 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
| 762 | 15.12.11
| 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
| 1635 | 25.1.12
| Received 13.4.12: published as First Special Report, Session 2012-13
|
Ninth Report: Operations in Libya
| 950 | 8.2.12
| 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)
| 1552 | 22.2.12
| 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
| 347 | 1.9.10
| Not applicable |
Second Special Report: The contribution of ISTAR to operations: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of 2009-10
| 346 | 2.9.10
| 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
| 353 | 3.9.10
| Not applicable |
Fourth Special Report: The Strategic Defence and Security Review: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of 2010-12
| 638 | 6.12.10
| Not applicable |
Fifth Special Report: Defence Equipment 2010: Further Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2009-10
| 898 | 30.3.11
| 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
| 1495 | 14.9.11
| Not applicable |
Seventh Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2011-12: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of 2010-12
| 1528 | 14.10.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Special Report: Operations in Afghanistan: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of 2010-12
| 1525 | 17.10.11
| 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
| 1639 | 10.11.11
| 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
| 1855 | 24.2.12
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Special Report: Operations in Libya: Government Response to the Committee's Ninth Report of 2010-12
| 1952 | 30.4.12
| Not applicable |
Twelfth Special Report: Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP): Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of 2010-12
| 1925 | 30.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Appointment of the Chief of the Defence Staff
| 600-i | 27.1.11
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Evidence Session with the Secretary of State
| 1682-i | 25.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation
| 1741-i | 8.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 2: Accommodation
| 1741-ii | 2.3.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Defence and Cyber-security
| 1881-i | 25.4.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Future Maritime Surveillance
| 1918-i | 30.4.12
| 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
Inquiry | Number 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 |
Total | 39A
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On one occasion the Committee took evidence from the Secretary
of State on two inquiries
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