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Division Votes
24 Apr 2025 - Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 212 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 230
24 Apr 2025 - Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 210 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 212
23 Apr 2025 - Sewage - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 69
23 Apr 2025 - Sewage - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 302
23 Apr 2025 - Hospitals - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 307
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 337
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 342 Noes - 70
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 232 Labour No votes vs 11 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 238
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 257
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 258
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 255
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 210 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 3
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 211 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 226
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Derek Twigg voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 208 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 222


Speeches
Derek Twigg speeches from: UK Airstrike: Houthi Military Facility
Derek Twigg contributed 1 speech (72 words)
Wednesday 30th April 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Derek Twigg speeches from: Ukraine Update
Derek Twigg contributed 1 speech (128 words)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence


Written Answers
Army: Recruitment
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Thursday 24th April 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37538 on Army: Recruitment, if he will provide numbers by category for each year listed.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

It is taking time to interrogate the data and therefore it has not been possible to provide the answer in the time available. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as practical and will place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Armed Forces: Recruitment
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Tuesday 6th May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of serving personnel in the (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF were recruited from countries outside the UK in each year since 2015; and from which countries.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The attached tables provide the intake into the Regular Armed Forces by Service and the Brigade of Gurkhas by nationality, and as percentage of overall intake in each year between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2024. Commonwealth citizens have been grouped together as numbers from individual Commonwealth countries can be very small.

Reserve Forces: Finance
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Tuesday 6th May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Reserve Service Day budget for (a) the army, (b) maritime and (c) the RAF will be subject to in year savings measures for the financial year 2025-26.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Reserves enable our Armed Forces to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, by providing the scale, skills, agility and connection to society needed, in a cost-effective way. As the Minister for Veterans and People, I have commissioned an internal review in Defence to ensure that we are making the most of the unique contribution our Reserve Forces offer. The review will examine the Reserves landscape and will include some aspects of their terms and conditions of Service.

There is no baseline allocation of Reserve Service Days (RSD) for Army Reservists; individual Army Reserve RSD consumption varies between zero and 120 days, with an average of around 30 days. For the Maritime Reserve, the minimum annual training commitment is generally 24 RSD, split between the delivery of operational capability output and support activity. For Royal Air Force Reserve, the minimum annual RSD is 27 days, though the average is 30 days.

Funds are allocated appropriately to deliver strategic objectives. In advance of the conclusions of the Strategic Defence Review and the review I have commissioned it would be inappropriate to anticipate future budgetary allocations.

Reserve Forces: Finance
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Tuesday 6th May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total Reserve Service Day Budget is for the (a) Army, (b) Maritime and (c) Air Force in financial year 2025-26.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Reserves enable our Armed Forces to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, by providing the scale, skills, agility and connection to society needed, in a cost-effective way. As the Minister for Veterans and People, I have commissioned an internal review in Defence to ensure that we are making the most of the unique contribution our Reserve Forces offer. The review will examine the Reserves landscape and will include some aspects of their terms and conditions of Service.

There is no baseline allocation of Reserve Service Days (RSD) for Army Reservists; individual Army Reserve RSD consumption varies between zero and 120 days, with an average of around 30 days. For the Maritime Reserve, the minimum annual training commitment is generally 24 RSD, split between the delivery of operational capability output and support activity. For Royal Air Force Reserve, the minimum annual RSD is 27 days, though the average is 30 days.

Funds are allocated appropriately to deliver strategic objectives. In advance of the conclusions of the Strategic Defence Review and the review I have commissioned it would be inappropriate to anticipate future budgetary allocations.

Reserve Forces
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Tuesday 6th May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the baseline allocation of reserve services days will be for reservists in the (a) Army Reserve, (b) Maritime Reserve and (c) RAF Reserve in the 2025-26 financial year.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Reserves enable our Armed Forces to meet the threats we face at home and overseas, by providing the scale, skills, agility and connection to society needed, in a cost-effective way. As the Minister for Veterans and People, I have commissioned an internal review in Defence to ensure that we are making the most of the unique contribution our Reserve Forces offer. The review will examine the Reserves landscape and will include some aspects of their terms and conditions of Service.

There is no baseline allocation of Reserve Service Days (RSD) for Army Reservists; individual Army Reserve RSD consumption varies between zero and 120 days, with an average of around 30 days. For the Maritime Reserve, the minimum annual training commitment is generally 24 RSD, split between the delivery of operational capability output and support activity. For Royal Air Force Reserve, the minimum annual RSD is 27 days, though the average is 30 days.

Funds are allocated appropriately to deliver strategic objectives. In advance of the conclusions of the Strategic Defence Review and the review I have commissioned it would be inappropriate to anticipate future budgetary allocations.




Derek Twigg mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)
118 speeches (18,736 words)
Committee stage: 4th Sitting
Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)
110 speeches (17,269 words)
Committee stage: 3rd Sitting
Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)
138 speeches (32,140 words)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting
Thursday 24th April 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)
76 speeches (13,529 words)
Committee stage: 1st sitting
Thursday 24th April 2025 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero


Select Committee Documents
Thursday 8th May 2025
Attendance statistics - Defence Committee attendance for Session 2024–25, as at 09 April 2025

Defence Committee

Found: 19 (89.5%) Fred Thomas (Labour, Plymouth Moor View) (added 21 Oct 2024) 15 of 19 (78.9%) Derek Twigg

Tuesday 29th April 2025
Oral Evidence - The Human Security Centre, and Council on Geostrategy

The UK contribution to European Security - Defence Committee

Found: Derek Twigg: Yes. Dr Allport: It is difficult to tell. Derek Twigg: That may answer the question.

Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence

Public Accounts Committee

Found: Defence Committee member present: Derek Twigg.

Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence

Public Accounts Committee

Found: Defence Committee member present: Derek Twigg.



Bill Documents
May. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Smith Kate Osamor Valerie Vaz John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

May. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Smith Kate Osamor Valerie Vaz John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

May. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

May. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

May. 01 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 30 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 29 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 29 2025
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 29 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Selection of amendments: Commons

Found: clause/schedule (Standing Order No. 68) Chairs: Wera Hobhouse, Dr Rupa Huq, Christine Jardine, Derek Twigg

Apr. 28 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 24 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg

Apr. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane Derek Twigg




Derek Twigg - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: UK strategic posture
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 10 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK contribution to European Security
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Rowan Allport - Deputy Director at The Human Security Centre
Mr William Freer - Research Fellow in National Security at Council on Geostrategy
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Associate Fellow at Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter
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Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: UK strategic posture
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre at the University of Oxford, and former Director of the UK Office of Net Assessment and Challenge at the Ministry of Defence
Professor Ciaran Martin - Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the University of Oxford, and former Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre
Professor Sir David Omand - Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office
Dr Leslie Vinjamuri - Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 10 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK contribution to European Security
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Rowan Allport - Deputy Director at The Human Security Centre
Mr William Freer - Research Fellow in National Security at Council on Geostrategy
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Roberts - Associate Fellow at Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter
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Monday 28th April 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: UK strategic posture
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre at University of Oxford, and former Director of the UK Office of Net Assessment and Challenge at Ministry of Defence
Professor Ciaran Martin - Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at University of Oxford, and former Chief Executive at National Cyber Security Centre
Professor Sir David Omand - Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator at Cabinet Office
Dr Leslie Vinjamuri - Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: One-off Session on Defence Space
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Juliana Suess - Research Associate at German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Gabriel Elefteriu - Deputy Director for Defence and Space at Council on Geostrategy
At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Doug Liddle - Chair at UKspace
Toby Harris - Chair of the Space Domain Awareness Working Group at UKspace
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: One-off Session on Defence Space
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Monday 12th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Bowden - Director & General Manager at Red Penguin Marine
Elizabeth Braw - Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Kevin Rowland - Head at Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre
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Monday 12th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Bowden - Director & General Manager at Red Penguin Marine
Elisabeth Braw - Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Dr Sidharth Kaushal - Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Professor Kevin Rowlands - Visiting Professor at Kings College London
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Monday 12th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Bowden - Director & General Manager at Red Penguin Marine
Elizabeth Braw - Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Dr Sidharth Kaushal - Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Professor Kevin Rowlands - Visiting Professor at Kings College London
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Monday 12th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Bowden - Director & General Manager at Red Penguin Marine
Elizabeth Braw - Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
Professor Kevin Rowland - Visiting Professor at Kings College London
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Monday 12th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Bowden - Director & General Manager at Red Penguin Marine
Elisabeth Braw - Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council
Dr Sidharth Kaushal - Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Professor Kevin Rowlands - Visiting Professor at Kings College London
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 10 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK contribution to European Security
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, & Technology Research Centre at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and Former Director at Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC)
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Dr. Alastair McGibbon - Head of Semiconductors at Space Forge Ltd
Mr Ken Turley - Former CEO at RUK Advanced System Ltd
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Vice Admiral (Rtd) Sir Nick Hine KCB - Former Second Sea Lord at Royal Navy
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - Director at NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Vice Admiral (Rtd) Sir Nick Hine KCB - Former Second Sea Lord at Royal Navy
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - Director at NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre
At 5:20pm: Oral evidence
Dr Danae Azaria - Chair at International Law Association Committee on Submarine Cables and Pipelines under International Law, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Laws at University College London
Dr Marie Jacobsson - Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Professor Aurel Sari - Professor of Public International Law at University of Exeter, and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Vice Admiral (Rtd) Sir Nick Hine KCB - Former Second Sea Lord of the Royal Navy
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - Director at NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 10 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK contribution to European Security
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Rob Johnson - Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, & Technology Research Centre at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and Former Director at Secretary of State’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC)
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Dr. Alastair McGibbon - Head of Semiconductors at Space Forge Ltd
Mr Ken Turley - Former CEO at RUK Advanced System Ltd
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre at NATO
At 5:20pm: Oral evidence
Dr Danae Azaria - Chair at International Law Association Committee on Submarine Cables and Pipelines under International Law, and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Laws at University College London
Dr Marie Jacobsson - Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Professor Aurel Sari - Professor of Public International Law at University of Exeter, and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre at NATO
At 5:20pm: Oral evidence
Dr Marie Jacobsson - Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Professor Aurel Sari - Professor of Public International Law at University of Exeter, and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Monday 19th May 2025 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Undersea cables
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy
Captain Niels Markussen - Director, NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre at NATO
At 5:20pm: Oral evidence
Dr Marie Jacobsson - Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Professor Aurel Sari - Professor of Public International Law at University of Exeter, and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 2:30 p.m.
Defence Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025 10 a.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: One-off session on Defence in the High North
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Brigadier General (Retd) Robbie Boyd - Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe - Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University
Dr James Patton Rogers - Executive Director, Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 2:30 p.m.
Defence Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: One-off Session with the Chief of the Defence Staff
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - aql
USC0006 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
USC0008 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - OLUWAKEMI ADEYANJU
USC0009 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Lancaster University
USC0005 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Virgin Media O2
USC0002 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Guralp Systems Ltd.
USC0001 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Dr Chapman and Associates Ltd
USC0007 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI), University of Southampton
USC0034 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - APPG for the Ocean , and APPG for the Ocean
USC0031 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - National Oceanography Centre
USC0033 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
USC0035 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
USC0008 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - OLUWAKEMI ADEYANJU
USC0009 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - USC0010 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland
USC0038 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - European Subsea Cables Association
USC0026 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Naval Reserve
USC0036 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Vodafone Group
USC0037 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law
USC0024 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
USC0022 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Indeximate Ltd
USC0023 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Windward AI
USC0021 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - University of Plymouth
USC0013 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Horizon Bridge
USC0011 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA)
USC0014 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Archangel Lightworks Ltd
USC0015 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - NORBIT LTD
USC0016 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh
USC0018 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Luminous Real Estate And Telecom OÜ
USC0017 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Crosslake Fibre UK Limited
USC0020 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - JISC
USC0019 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Alcatel Submarine Networks
USC0030 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - EXA Infrastructure
USC0029 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Starion UK Ltd
USC0028 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - APTelecom
USC0027 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - USC0039 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - University of Dundee
USC0040 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Keith Schofield
USC0049 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - RICS
USC0047 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Blue Abyss Global
USC0048 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Chatham House
USC0045 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Lloyd's Market Association
USC0042 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy
USC0041 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Archangel Lightworks Ltd
USC0015 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA)
USC0014 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh
USC0018 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Luminous Real Estate And Telecom OÜ
USC0017 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Alcatel Submarine Networks
USC0030 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Windward AI
USC0021 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - EXA Infrastructure
USC0029 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - APPG for the Ocean , and APPG for the Ocean
USC0031 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - JISC
USC0019 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Crosslake Fibre UK Limited
USC0020 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
USC0035 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI), University of Southampton
USC0034 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Indeximate Ltd
USC0023 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law
USC0024 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Naval Reserve
USC0036 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Vodafone Group
USC0037 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - APTelecom
USC0027 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland
USC0038 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Starion UK Ltd
USC0028 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - National Oceanography Centre
USC0033 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Written Evidence - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
USC0022 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Correspondence - Letter dated 3rd April from the Secretary of State to Chair regarding increased openness and transparency

Defence Committee
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Correspondence - Letter dated 17th March from the Minister for the Armed Forces to Chair providing a quarterly update on the UK Military Flying Training System with annex

Defence Committee
Monday 28th April 2025
Oral Evidence - King’s College London, University of Oxford, Chatham House, and University of Oxford

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 16 April 2025

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 23 April 2025

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 28 March 2025

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 1st May 2025
Correspondence - Letter to Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 28 March 2025

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Written Evidence - European Subsea Cables Association
USC0026 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Correspondence - Letter dated 6th February from the Chair to Secretary of State regarding racial discrimination in the Armed Forces

Defence Committee
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Oral Evidence - The Human Security Centre, and Council on Geostrategy

The UK contribution to European Security - Defence Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Oral Evidence - German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Council on Geostrategy

Defence Committee
Thursday 8th May 2025
Attendance statistics - Defence Committee attendance for Session 2024–25, as at 09 April 2025

Defence Committee
Monday 12th May 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-05-12 16:30:00+01:00

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 14th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the forthcoming National Security Strategy, dated 13 May 2025

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Pembroke College, University of Oxford

The UK contribution to European Security - Defence Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - Captain Adrian Pierce RN (Rtd)
USC0050 - Undersea cables

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 19th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Thales, and NATO

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 19th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and University of Exeter

Undersea cables - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)