The Defence
Committee will be taking oral evidence from two panels of
experts, including the former Minister for Defence Procurement
, on the topic of
defence procurement and prosperity.
This evidence session will
explore the effectiveness of the MoD’s approach to procurement
and prosperity, providing an overview of the relationship between
the MoD and industry.
The session will also explore the
gaps between policy and implementation and assess the progress
made since the publication of Philip Dunne’s recommendations in
his report ‘Growing the contribution of Defence to UK Prosperity’
in 2018.
The session will discuss the
impact of Covid-19 on current programmes.
This evidence session forms part
of the Committee’s inquiry ‘Procurement and
Prosperity’ and is the first session of this inquiry
since its relaunch and the formation of the new Parliament. This
inquiry is examining the MoD’s defence industrial policy,
exploring the procurement policy in relation to UK prosperity as
well as the MoD’s impact on the defence supply
chain.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
- Professor Trevor Taylor,
Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management, the Royal
United Services Institute (RUSI)
- Francis Tusa, Defence
journalist, Defence Analysis
- Sir Mark Poffley KCB
OBE, former Deputy Chief of
Defence Staff (Military Capability) at MoD (2016-18)
Panel 2
-
Rt Hon Philip Dunne
MP, former Minister for
Defence Procurement (2015-16), author of ‘Growing the
contribution of defence to UK prosperity’
The session will
be livestreamed on
Parliament TV.
