Ministry of Defence

Latest News (from Department Twitter Feed)

24 Oct 2020, 9 p.m.: #ICYMI: It's #UNDay, marking 75 years since the @UN began to make a difference across the world. The UK Armed Forces continue to this day to make a difference by helping to stabilise fragile states from crises in Europe, to civil wars in Africa. 🇺🇳 #UN75 https://t.co/OkX0eMOguN - Link
24 Oct 2020, 7:01 p.m.: ICYMI: This week Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP spoke aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth for the Atlantic Future Forum. Leaders from the UK and US military met to discuss the transatlantic alliance and future cooperation between the two nations. https://t.co/yqhrh6hBdl https://t.co/1IkIKy3XxB - Link

Ministry of Defence Commons Appearances

Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs

Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:

Urgent Questions where the Speaker has selected a question to which a Minister must reply that day
Adjornment Debates a 30 minute debate attended by a Minister that concludes the day in Parliament.
Oral Statements informing the Commons of a significant development, where backbench MP's can then question the Minister making the statement.

Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue

Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.

Most Recent Commons Appearances by Category

Date	Type	Title
Sep. 21	Oral Questions	Oral Answers to Questions
May. 20	Urgent Questions	Use of Torture Overseas
Oct. 14	Westminster Hall	RAF Valley: Funding and Employment
Oct. 15	Adjournment Debate	Ministry of Defence Tenants: Evictions

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Ministry of Defence - Bills and Acts in the Current Session

Title	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21	Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons 22 October, 2020 (1) (2)	Report stage: House of Commons 3 Nov 2020	23 Oct 2020, 4:28 p.m.
A Bill to Make provision about legal proceedings and consideration of derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights in connection with operations of the armed forces outside the British Islands.

Ministry of Defence - Laid Secondary Legislation

Dates	Department	Title	Type
Laid 8 Oct 2020 In Force 2 Nov 2020	Ministry of Defence	Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct, Performance and Appeals Tribunals) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation	Made negative procedure
Explanatory text not available
Laid 7 Oct 2020 In Force Not stated	Ministry of Defence	Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation	Draft affirmative procedure
These Regulations make amendments to the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/697) (“the 2019 Regulations”) and further amendments to the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1848) (“the 2011 Regulations”).

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Ministry of Defence Select Committee

Ministry of Defence Select Committee Home Page

Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.

At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.

Open Inquiries

The Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-Up The Security of 5G Introductory Session with the Defence Secretary Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response Work of the Chief of Defence Staff Progress in delivering the British Army’s armoured vehicle capability Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain F-35 and Carrier Strike update The Integrated Review – Threats, Capabilities and Concepts

Closed Inquiries

National security and investment Beyond endurance? Military exercises and the duty of care Defence in the Arctic MoD support for former and serving personnel subject to judicial processes Defence in the Arctic (Sub-Committee) Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018 Defence industrial policy: procurement and prosperity Departmental Priorities – Post-NATO Summit Domestic Threat of Drones Evidence from the new Defence Secretary Global Islamist Terrorism INF Treaty withdrawal UK Military Operations in Mosul and Raqqa Future anti-ship missile system Statute of limitations – veterans protection Mental Health and the Armed Forces, Part Two: The Provision of Care Work of Defence Equipment and Support Ministry of Defence Annual Reports and Accounts 2018-19 European Defence Industrial Development Programme Modernising Defence Programme Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-Up Procurement Update Work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman UK Defence and the Far East UK Defence and the Strait of Hormuz UK Response to Hybrid Threats Work of the Chief of Defence Staff

Recent Select Committee Publications

Thu 22 Oct 2020 - In Search of Strategy—The 2020 Integrated Review: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2019–21
Wed 21 Oct 2020 - 20 October 2020
Tue 13 Oct 2020 - DPR0007 - Defence contribution to the UK’s pandemic response
Tue 13 Oct 2020 - FSC0004 - Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain
Tue 13 Oct 2020 - FSC0003 - Foreign Involvement in the Defence Supply Chain

Ministry of Defence Publications

Most Recent Publications

Date	Title	Type
Oct. 24	British Army protects big cats in Belize	News and Communications
Oct. 23	Defence Secretary reaffirms UK commitment to leadership on Euro-Atlantic security at NATO Defence Ministerial	News and Communications
Oct. 21	Royal Navy seizes over 450kg in the largest methamphetamine drug bust in the Middle East	News and Communications

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Ministry of Defence Written Questions

Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.

Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.

Latest Written Question

Date	Title	Questioner
23 Oct 2020, 2:59 p.m.	James Gray MP (Conservative - North Wiltshire)	James Gray MP (Conservative - North Wiltshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of careers in aviation that will be created by Project TELUM. Answered by Jeremy Quin - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The number of careers in aviation required to fulfil the Project TELUM requirements will be a matter for the successful bidder for the contract.

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