Third Reading of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill is scheduled for 24 March 2023. The Bill has Government support and would widen the Committees statutory functions.
On 13 March the Government published the Integrated Review Refresh 2023. This briefing examines how the review compares to its predecessor, published in 2021, focusing on the major themes and assessments.
A UK-France summit was held on 10 March 2023. It was the first such summit in five years and future foreign policy and defence cooperation featured heavily.
Research Briefing
What does the postponement of the 2022 Presidential election mean for the self-declared Republic of Somaliland?
Research Briefing
NATO has invited Sweden and Finland to join the Alliance. This paper looks at the process for joining NATO and the expansion of the Alliance since its creation in 1949, and how Russia views NATO enlargement.
Research Briefing
A brief guide to the main recommendations of the defence reviews that have taken place since the end of the Second World War.
Debate Pack
A debate on human rights and religious minorities in Sudan is scheduled for Thursday 23 February 2023 in Westminster Hall, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. The debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.
Insight
President Zelenskyy has asked the UK for fighter planes in Ukraine. What combat aircraft does the UK have? And what issues exist for training pilots?
Research Briefing
What are the issues with the maintenance and repair of armed forces family homes?
Insight
Economic worries, political uncertainty and insecurity look set to continue in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023.
Research Briefing
The UK and Japan have signed "the most important defence treaty" between the two countries for over 100 years. What does the agreement mean for UK-Japan defence relations?
Research Briefing
The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works by simplifying and modernising procurement rules and procedures. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons, scheduled for 9 January 2023.
Research Briefing
This paper discusses the single source contract regulations that apply to defence procurement and the Government's proposed reforms to the regulatory framework.
Research Briefing
The Government intends to repeal the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) as part of a wider overhaul of Government procurement regulations.
Research Briefing
An overview of the the UK's naval surface fleet, future ships and the Government's naval procurement policy.
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