The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a
call for evidence for its
new inquiry on the relationship between the Government and
defence industry, following the 2025 Strategic Defence Review's
call for the creation of a new partnership between the two.
The cross-party Committee is seeking evidence from individuals
and organisations with views on:
- what cultural and other changes are needed for this and what
progress is being made to achieve this;
- how defence procurement processes and contracts need to
change to adapt at pace to new technologies and requirements,
such as drone and anti-drone capabilities;
- barriers faced by smaller businesses in interacting with the
Ministry of Defence's procurement processes, and how these might
be addressed;
- how the Government and industry can ensure that
defence-related industry activities are secure and reliable;
- how the Government, devolved, regional and local authorities
can work together to support local and regional defence
industries;
- how the regulation of the defence sector affects investment
and the delivery of defence requirements.
, Chair of the Industry and
Regulators Committee, said:
The Strategic Defence Review set a vision that by 2035 the UK
would be a leading tech-enabled defence power, delivered by a new
partnership with industry.
The Committee wants to hear from industry representatives and
experts how defence planning and procurement, as well as
regulatory processes, need to change to deliver this vision and
ensure this develops sufficient industry capacity to engage in or
deter military action.
The complete list of questions, plus details how to submit
evidence by the deadline of 21 July 2026, can be
found on the Committee's website.
