NEXT EVENT
Tuesday
2nd February 2010
House of Commons, Committee Room 16
18.30 – 20.00 |
Is Afghanistan the war – or just a war?
Speaker:
Gerald Howarth MP
Shadow Defence Procurement Minister
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Monday
23rd November 2009,
House of Commons, Committee Room 16
18.30 – 20.00 |
Post conflict reconstruction; how to win in Afghanistan
Speaker:
Tobias Ellwood MP
Author of COIN Ops: Bridging the Gap Between Military and Civilian Affairs on the Modern Battlefield
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Tuesday
6th October
Manchester
Central Room
Charter 2
12.30 – 14.00
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Conservative Party
Fringe Meeting
“Defending Our Interests; Making the Case for Defence
Speaker:
Dr. Liam Fox M.P.
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
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Tuesday
14th July 2009
House of Commons
Committee Room 17
18.30 – 20.00
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“The Next Strategic Defence Review: Options for Change, or Options for Cuts?”
Speakers:
Douglas Carswell M.P.
Sash Tusa
Defence Analyst and writer
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Tuesday
12th May 2009
House of Commons
Committee Room 6
18.30 – 20.00
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"Competing Needs, National, NATO and European: Resolving the competition for defence resources"
Speaker:
Geoffrey van Orden MBE MEP,
Conservative Spokesman on Defence and Security in the European Parliament, Vice Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Tuesday
20th January 2009, House of Commons
Committee Room 5
18.30 – 20.00 |
"Forecasting Future Conflict: From Cold War to Hot Peace"
Speaker:
Chris Donnelly, CMG, TD Senior Fellow The Defence Academy of the UK. Director of the Institute for Statecraft and Governance.
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Tuesday 30th September 2008
12.30 – 14.00
Hall 5 Birmingham International Conference Centre
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Conservative Party Fringe Meeting
“Resurgent Threats:
Terror, Russia and Iran? ”
Speakers:
Dr. Liam Fox M.P.
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
and
Dr. Jack Caravelli
Visiting Professor UK Defence Academy
This event is sponsored by EADS
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Wednesday, 19th March
2008
House of Commons
Committee Room 6
18.30-20.00
(entrance by
St. Stephen's
Entrance) |
"Counter-Insurgency
in Principle and Practice"
Dr. David Kilcullen,
Senior counter-terrorism advisor to the US Secretary of State
and
Dr. Julian Lewis M.P.,
Shadow Defence Ministerr
MP |
Tuesday, 23rd October 2007
House of Commons
Committee Room 12
18.30-20.00
(entrance via St. Stephen’s Entrance)
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TRUST OUR ARMED FORCES:
THE REALITIES OF WAR
Col. Jorge Mendonca
M.B.E., D.S.O.
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Tuesday 2nd October
12.30 – 14.00
Spanish Hall of the Wintergardens
Blackpool |
Party Conference
Fringe Meeting
Speakers are: Dr. Liam Fox MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Prof. Charles Garraway CBE, Chatham House, Allan Mallinson, writer, journalist and former Commander 13/18th Hussars.
This event is sponsored by EADS |
Wednesday, 18th July 2007
House of Commons
Committee Room 9, 18.30 – 20.00
(entrance via St. Stephen’s Entrance) |
Resurgent Russia –
Unwrapping the Riddle
Dr. Jack Caravelli
Former National Security Adviser, Bush White House and Visiting Professor UK Defence Academy |
Monday, 23 rd
April 2007,
18.30 - 20.00
House of Commons,
Committee Room 7
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More Bang for our Buck?
Lewis Page, Author of "Lions Donkeys and Dinosaurs", Defence Commentator and former Royal Naval Officer
Bill Kincaid, Editor, RUSI Defence Systems |
Monday 19 th March
18.30 - 20.00
Committee Room 7, House of Commons
)
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They Fight for Us, Do We Fight for Them?
Mark Harper M.P., Shadow Minister for Veterans ' Affairs
Maj. Gen. Andrew Cumming C.B.E., Controller SSAFA
Mark Cann, Chief Executive, British Forces Foundation |
Tuesday 3rd
October 2006,
Conservative Party Conference,
12.30-14.00
Tregonwell Hall Bournemouth International Centre
Bournemouth |
Fringe Meeting with Dr. Liam Fox MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
"The future of Britain's
nuclear Deterrent"
Sponsored
by EADS
In advance of this meeting you may care to look at the award winning essay by First Defence Chairman Dr. Julian Lewis M.P. 'NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT VERSUS PEACE IN THE 21st CENTURY'
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Tuesday 3rd
October 2006,
Conservative Party Conference,
07.30-09.30
Blandford 3,
Marriott Highcliffe
(Conference Hotel)
Bournemouth |
Breakfast Meeting |
Thursday 22nd June 18;30-20:00
Committee Room 6, House of Commons
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European Security and Defence Policy - a fact or a fantasy?
Geoffrey Van Orden MEP, Defence and Security Spokesman for the European Conservative Group
Graham Brady MP, Shadow Europe Minister |
Tuesday 21 st
March 2006,
18.30 - 20.00
Committee Room 9,
House of Commons
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Dr. Liam Fox MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence - "Overstretch"
Speech |
Tuesday 7 th
March 2006
18.30 - 20.00
Committee Room 1 1
House of Commons |
"The Drayson Review: Industry's last hope - or best chance?
Speech
Speakers: Lord Astor of Hever, Shadow Defence Spokesman, House of Lords;
Speech
Francis Tusa, journalist, Editor of Defence Analysis, Editor-in-Chief, Military Logistics International |
Monday 21st
November 2005
18.30 - 20.00,
Committee Room 9, House of Commonns |
Do we need a Nuclear Deterrent?
Debate between Dr. Julian Lewis M.P., Shadow Defence Team and Parliamentary Chairman of first defence vs. Dr. Kate Hudson, Chair of CND. |
Wednesday 9th November 2005
18:30 -20.00,
Commitee Room 6, House of Commons |
"The Utility of Force"
General Sir Rupert Smith
Why do we use military force to solve our political problems?
Background |
Wednesday 5th
October 2005
12.30 - 14.00,
with refreshments
Spanish Hall,
The Winter Gardens
Blackpool |
Conservative Party Annual Conference
first defence Fringe Meeting
"What are we defending: Sovereignty , the Realm or the National Interest?"
Speech
Speakers: Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram Q.C. M.P., Col. Bob Stewart D.S.O., Bruce Anderson, Journalist and others |
Monday 27th
June 2005
18.30 - 20.00,
Committee Room 15,
House of Commons |
Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts, K.C.M.G, UK Permanent Representative on the NATO Council
"The Future of NATO: New Threats and New Missions"
REPORT
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Monday, 7th
March 2005
18.30 - 20.00, Committee Room 8, House of Commons |
Admiral the Lord Boyce,
Former Chief of the Defence Staff.
"The Challenges Facing the UK Armed Forces"
Background |
Monday, 17th
January 2005
18.30 - 20.00 Committee Room 5, House of Commons, entrance via St. Stephen's Entrance5 |
Col. Tim Collins, Former Commander 1st Batallion, Royal Irish Regiment, Iraq.
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Wednesday 6th
October, 2004
13:00 - 14:10
Purbeck Lounge
Bournemouth International Centre |
Fringe Meeting at the Annual Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth
Speaker: Hon. Nicholas Soames M.P.
"The Conservative Vision for Defence"
REPORT
Sponsored by EADS |
NATO
October 1st
2004 |
Briefing visit for Shadow Defence Team |
NATO and SHAPE
September 23rd-24th
2004 |
Briefing visit for Prospective Parliamentary Candidates
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Monday 15th
March, 2004
18:30-20:00
Committee Room 10, House of Commons
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"Intelligence as a Policy: How the process failed in Iraq"
Speaker: Scott Ritter, Former UNSCOM weapons Inspector
Background |
Tuesday 27th
January, 2004
18:30-20:00
Committee Room 20, House of Commons
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"Who needs Missile Defence?"
- sponsored by MBDA
Speakers include Paul Mead, Director of Business Development MBDA and Damian Leader, Political Section, United States Embassy, among others. |
Tuesday 13th
January, 2004
18:30-20:00
Committee Room 17, House of Commons |
Nicholas Soames MP the new Shadow Secretary of State for Defence and John Weston CBE, former CEO of BAE systems will speak on:
"The Political and Business Implications of the Defence White Paper"
REPORT |
