From the start of the current Parliament, the Committee has held a total of 30 oral evidence sessions. Transcript of each of these evidence sessions is available on the Committees website, www.parliament.uk/defcom.
Session 2006-07

Date	Evidence session
11 January 2007	Iraq Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, and Mr Nigel Casey, Deputy Head of Iraq Policy Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
16 January 2007	The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper Mr John Ainslie, Co-ordinator, Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Sian Jones, Aldermaston Women's Peace Campaign, Mr Bruce Kent, Vice-President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Ms Di McDonald, Executive Director, Nuclear Information Service
23 January 2007	The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper Professor Richard L. Garwin, US National Academy of Sciences, Mr Paul Ingram, British American Security Information Council, Dr Stephen Pullinger, International Security Information Services Europe, Dr Jeremy Stocker, International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Dr Lee Willett, Royal United Services Institute
30 January 2007	The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper Professor Christopher Greenwood QC, London School of Economics, Professor Nick Grief, University of Bournemouth, Professor Steven Haines, Royal Holloway College, University of London, and Professor Philippe Sands QC, University College, London
6 February 2007	The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Desmond Bowen, Policy Director, Mr Tom McKane, Director General, Strategic Requirements, Rear Admiral Andrew Mathews RN, Director General, Nuclear, and Mr Nick Bennett, Director General, Strategic Technology, Ministry of Defence, and Ms Mariot Leslie, Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1 March 2007	Strategic Export Controls Mr Gareth R Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development, Mr Kenny Dick, Deputy Head (Security and Justice) of Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department (CHASE), and Ms Kate Joseph, Security Policy Adviser, CHASE, Department for International Development; Mr Mark Fuchter, Head of Prohibitions and Restrictions Group, and Mr Guy Westhead, Deputy Director of Frontiers and International Directorate, HM Revenue and Customs, Mr David Green Q.C, Director, and Mr David Richardson, Head of Division, Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office
6 March 2007	UK Defence: commitments and resources Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup GCB, Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence
13 March 2007	UK Defence: commitments and resources Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman KCMG CBE; Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge KCB CBE, Vice Admiral Tim McClement KCB OBE, Major General Andrew Ritchie CBE; Mr Michael Codner and Professor Keith Hartley
15 March 2007	Strategic Export Controls Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Paul Arkwright, Head of Counter Proliferation Department, and Mariot Leslie, Director for Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
20 March 2007	UK operations in Afghanistan Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Martin Howard, Director-General of Operational Policy, and Lieutenant General Nick Houghton CBE, Chief of Joint Operations, Ministry of Defence, and Mr Peter Holland, Head of Afghan Drug Inter-Departmental Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
27 March 2007	UK operations in Afghanistan Dr Shirin Akiner, School of Oriental and African Studies, the Hon Dr Gilbert Greenall CBE, Norine MacDonald QC, Senlis Council; Mr Robert Fox, Mr Rory Stewart OBE and Dr Michael Williams, Royal United Services Institute
24 April 2007	Strategic Lift Air Vice Marshal Kevin Leeson CBE, until recently Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Logistics Operations), Brigadier Jeff Mason MBE, Director, Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements, and Air Commodore Anthony Gunby OBE, Air Officer Air Transport and Air-to-Air Refuelling, Headquarters 2 Group RAF, Ministry of Defence
24 April 2007	UK operations in Afghanistan General David Richards CBE DSO, Commander, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
8 May 2007	UK operations in Afghanistan The Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Desmond Bowen, Policy Director, Ministry of Defence, Mr Peter Holland, Head, Afghan Drugs Inter-Departmental Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Ms Lindy Cameron OBE, Head, DfID Afghanistan, Department for International Development
15 May 2007	The work of Defence Estates Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence MVO ADC, Chief Executive, Mr David Olney, Director-General Operations, Mr Bill Clark OBE, Director Secretariat, and Mr Mike Martindale, Finance Director, Defence Estates
22 May 2007	Strategic Lift Lieutenant General Andrew Figgures CBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), and Mr Tim Rowntree, Director-General Air Support, Ministry of Defence; Mr Fabrice Brégier, Chief Operating Officer, Airbus, Mr Francisco Fernández Sáinz, Managing Director, Airbus Military Sociedad Limitada, Mr Richard Thompson, Senior Vice President, Airbus Military Sociedad Limitada, and Mr Charles Paterson, Head of A400M programme, Airbus UK
12 June 2007	Medical Care for the Armed Forces Ms Sammie Crane, Chief Executive, Army Families Federation, Commodore Toby Elliott RN, Chief Executive, Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society (Combat Stress), Air Commodore Edward Jarron, Secretary-General, Royal Air Forces Association, Ms Sue Freeth, Director Welfare, The Royal British Legion, and Mrs Elizabeth Sheldon, Deputy Controller, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association
19 June 2007	The Future of NATO and European Defence Mr Martin Wolf, Senior Columnist, The Financial Times; Dr Rob Dover, Lecturer, King's College, London, Mr Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform, and Sir Paul Lever KCMG, Chairman, RUSI Council
21 June 2007 Birmingham	Medical Care for the Armed Forces Ms Julie Moore, Chief Executive, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Dr David Rosser, Medical Director, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Mr Terence Lewis, Medical Director, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Mr Andrew Morris, Chief Executive, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Mr Neil Permain, Director of Operational Services, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, Ms Chris Wilkinson, Director of Nursing, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Brendan McKeating, Chairman, Armed Forces Committee, British Medical Association
26 June 2007	UK land operations in Iraq 2007 Dr Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews, Dr Toby Dodge, Queen Mary College, University of London, Dr Eric Herring, University of Bristol, Dr Glen Rangwala, University of Cambridge, and Professor Sami Zubaida, Birkbeck College, University of London; Mr Nadhim Zahawi, Joint CEO, YouGov
17 July 2007	The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned Lieutenant General Nick Houghton CBE, Chief of Joint Operations, Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE, Commander-in-Chief Fleet, and Rear Admiral Richard Ibbotson DSC, Flag Officer Sea Training, Ministry of Defence
24 July 2007	UK land operations in Iraq 2007 UK operations in Iraq: Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Mr Desmond Bowen, Policy Director, and Brigadier Chris Hughes, Director of Joint Commitments (Military), Ministry of Defence
9 October 2007	The Future of NATO and European Defence Dr Dana Allin, International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Professor Michael Cox, London School of Economics, Dr Jonathan Eyal, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House, and Dr Mark Webber, University of Loughborough
11 October 2007 Edinburgh	Medical Care for the Armed Forces Dr Chris Freeman, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Dr J. Gordon Paterson, Chairman, Board of the St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service; and Mr Derek Feeley, Director of Healthcare Policy & Strategy Directorate, Mr Geoff Huggins, Head of Mental Health Division, Healthcare Policy & Strategy Directorate, and Dr Nadine Harrison, Medical Adviser, Primary & Community Care Directorate, Scottish Health and Wellbeing Directorate
23 October 2007	Iraq and Afghanistan Rt Hon Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, Lieutenant General Peter Wall CBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments), and Mr Jon Day CBE, Director General Operational Policy, Ministry of Defence

Session 2007-08

Date	Evidence session
13 November	Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts Mr Bill Jeffry CB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, and Mr Trevor Wooley CB, Finance Director, Ministry of Defence
20 November	The Future of NATO and European Defence General Sir Jack Deverell, Lieutenant General Sir Rob Fry, Mr Daniel Keohane, and Colonel Christopher Langton
21 November	UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty Ian Godden, Secretary of the Defence Industries Council and Chief Executive Officer of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), David Hayes, Chairman of Export Group for Aerospace and Defence (EGAD) and Director of Export Controls Dr Jerry McGinn, US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and Northrop Grumman Dr Sandy Wilson, President and Managing Director of General Dynamics UK Alison Wood, Group Strategic Development Director, BAE Systems; Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence Stephen French, Director General Acquisition Policy, Ministry of Defence, Paul Lincoln, Head of Defence and Security Policy, Cabinet Office, Tony Pawson, Head Defence Export Services, Ministry of Defence, Gloria Craig, Director General International Security Policy, Ministry of Defence
27 November	Medical Care for the Armed Forces Derek Twigg MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lieutenant General Robert Baxter, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Health), Lieutenant General Louis Lillywhite, Surgeon-General, Ministry of Defence; Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister of State for Health Services, Department of Health, Professor Louis Appleby, Mental Health Clinical Director, Andrew Cash, Co-Chair, DH/MoD Partnership Board
28 November	Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts Mr Bill Jeffry CB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, and Mr Trevor Wooley CB, Finance Director, Ministry of Defence
4 December	The Iran Hostages Incident: the lessons learned Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Mr Nick Gurr, Director of Communications Planning