📢 There is still time to submit written evidence to our inquiry on the implications of the war in Ukraine for UK defence.
🔎Find out more about the inquiry and read the full call for evidence here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8251/impl…
⏰Deadline for submissions is 24 April

Vive L’Entente! 💙 🤍 ❤️

120 years ago, the UK and France signed the #EntenteCordiale .

From building the Channel Tunnel to signing the Lancaster House Treaties in 2010, our firm friendship continues to deliver security and prosperity for both our nations.

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📢On Wednesday 27 March we will hear from Tim Lawrenson of IISS News, Edward Stringer🇺🇦 of Policy Exchange, and Marc DeVore of School of International Relations on Lessons from Ukraine for UK defence procurement and production
⏰10.30am, Committee Room 4 and online
Watch: committees.parliament.uk/event/21137/fo…

We have launched a short inquiry looking at the lessons for UK Defence of the war in Ukraine.
The Committee welcomes written evidence submissions. Find out more and read the full call for evidence here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8251/impl…

Defence in Parliament today: a reminder of the Lords International Relations and Defence committee's hearing today on drone warfare in Ukraine.

AUKUS army chiefs discussed lessons from Ukraine and autonomous systems earlier this week:
breakingdefense.com/2024/03/aukus-…

📢On Wednesday 13 March we will hear from Ulrike Franke of ECFR and James Black of RAND Europe on drone warfare in Ukraine
⏰11.30am, Committee Room 4 and online
Watch: committees.parliament.uk/event/21001/fo…

Our report on the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on UK-EU relations is published today.

We call for the UK and EU to continue with support for Ukraine, and sanctions on Russia, for as long as it takes to reverse Putin’s aggression.

Read more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/516/…

📢The Government has sent its response to our report on the UK's Arctic strategy: committees.parliament.uk/work/7410/the-…

🔍You can read the report here:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5804/ldse…

📢On Wednesday we will hear from High Representative Christian Schmidt of OHR BiH as part of our short inquiry into the Western Balkans
⏰10.35am, Committee Room 3 and online.
📺Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/cf…

In #HouseOfLords committees this week:

Lords International Relations & Defence Committee heard from Carnegie Europe and International Alert on Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.

🔽 Catch up
twitter.com/LordsIRCom/sta…

📢 On 17 January we will hear from High Representative Christian Schmidt of OHR BiH as part of our short inquiry on the Western Balkans
⏰10.35am Committee Room 3 and online
committees.parliament.uk/event/20313/fo…

With Marina Nagai I spoke to a high-profile House of Lords Lords International Relations & Defence Committee session on Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier. Lots of questions on what are the chances of a peace deal in 2024, the dangers of new conflict and what the UK can do. A good discussion parliamentlive.tv/event/index/ee…

📢Tomorrow at 10.30am we will hold a one-off evidence session on Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
📺Watch live here: committees.parliament.uk/event/20215/fo…

At 3pm this afternoon we will take evidence from the Foreign Secretary, David Cameron.

This will be Lord Cameron's first appearance in front of a select committee in his new role.

parliament.uk/business/lords…

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📢On Wednesday, we will hear from Minister Leo Docherty MP, Lord Peach, UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, and Victoria Billing, FCDO Europe Director, on the UK's policy towards the Western Balkans.
⏰11.30am, Committee Room 3
📺committees.parliament.uk/event/19871/fo…