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Former Chief of the Defence Staff questioned on Modernising Defence Programme

10 May 2019

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy holds second oral evidence session of the inquiry into the National Security Capability Review and Modernising Defence Programme: follow up.

Topics for discussion

Likely topics for discussion include

  • the future of the armed forces
  • changing threats to UK national security
  • the return of ‘great power politics'
  • and the effectiveness of the National Security Capability Review and Modernising Defence Programme in addressing these issues.

Witness

Monday 13 May, Committee Room 4A, Palace of Westminster.

At 4.15pm

  • General Lord Houghton of Richmond, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2013−16).

Further information

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