Committee

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Select committee Commons

What it does

The Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill was appointed by the House of Commons to examine the Armed Forces Bill 2024-26. The Bill renews parliamentary approval for the Armed Forces and makes changes to legislation relating to the Armed Forces, including the Service Justice System, management of defence housing and management of the Reserve Forces. The Committee has published its special report on the Bill and has reported the Bill back to the House without amendments. The Government is expected to provide a response by Monday 29 June. You can follow further progress on the Bill on the Armed Forces Bill page.

Members

Clive Efford MP Labour Chair
Al Carns MP Labour Member
Alex Ballinger MP Labour Member
Christian Wakeford MP Labour Member
David Reed MP Conservative Member
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP Conservative Member
Gerald Jones MP Labour Member
Ian Roome MP Liberal Democrat Member
Jayne Kirkham MP Labour (Co-op) Member
Juliet Campbell MP Labour Member
Luke Akehurst MP Labour Member
Mike Martin MP Liberal Democrat Member
Mr Paul Foster MP Labour Member
Pam Cox MP Labour Member
Rachel Taylor MP Labour Member
Rt Hon Mark Francois MP Conservative Member
Sarah Bool MP Conservative Member

Recent outputs

Government Response Government Response to the Special Report by the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill 2026 21 May 2026
Attendance statistics Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill attendance statistics 2024-26 21 May 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill 2026 30 Apr 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report - Armed Forces Bill 2026 29 Apr 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 25 March 2026, from HHJ Alan Large, Judge Advocate General relating to processes of appeal in the civilian and military legal systems 14 Apr 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 25 March 2026, from the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry regarding the cost of renovating defence housing 26 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, received 17 March 2026, from Department for Work & Pensions relating to information on the Covenant requested in the evidence session on 25 February 2026 19 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 17 March 2026, from the Minister for Veterans and People, relating to Fighting with Pride's Op Inclusio campaign, with original letter from the Chair 19 Mar 2026
Correspondence Letter, dated 9 March 2026 from the Minister for the Armed Forces regarding the Armed Forces Covenant duty of due regard, with original letter from the Chair, dated 4 March 2026 18 Mar 2026

Source: the official committee page.