Committee

International Agreements Committee

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What it does

The Committee scrutinises all treaties subject to ratification that are laid before Parliament under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and considers other issues relating to the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of international agreements.
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Members

The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE Conservative Chair
The Baroness Blower Labour Member
The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Liberal Democrat Member
The Baroness Lawlor Conservative Member
The Baroness Verma Conservative Member
The Lord German OBE Liberal Democrat Member
The Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG CH Crossbench Member
The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO Crossbench Member
The Lord Stevenson of Balmacara Labour Member
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE Conservative Member
The Rt Hon. the Lord Anderson of Swansea Labour Member
The Rt Hon. the Lord Boateng Labour Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, Update following round 5 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, dated 9 July 2026 9 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, Agreement on Trade in Critical Minerals, dated 26 June 2026 9 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Lord Stockwood to IAC Chair , UK-GCC CRaG application, dated 29 June 2026 9 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 6th Meeting 30th June 2026 9 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 5th Meeting 23rd June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, Steel Trade Measure Implementation, dated 24 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Lord Leong, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Business and Trade, UK and Malaysia Digital Trade Agreement negotiations, dated 22 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, CPTPP UK Entry into Force for Mexico, dated 22 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade, follow-up letter to the Committee’s UK-India CETA report, dated 4 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Alex Norris MP, Minister for Border Security & Asylum, UK-France Treaty on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys, dated 11 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Justice Cooperation with Latvia, dated 9 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, UK-India Free Trade Agreement: Announcement of Entry into Force Date, dated 17 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 4th Meeting 16th June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions: CRAG extension deadline request, dated 17 June 2026 19 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Lord Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, Scrutiny of the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement, dated 16 June 2026 19 Jun 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 3rd Meeting 9th June 2026 18 Jun 2026
Report 1st Report - Scrutiny of International Agreements: Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine 18 Jun 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 2nd Meeting 2nd June 2026 10 Jun 2026
Formal Minutes Minutes 1st Meeting 19th May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State (Minister for Investment), Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury to IAC Chair, UK-US EPD Whisky & Steel Tariffs, dated 26 May 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister for Investment at the Department for Business and Trade, WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference Outcomes, dated 21 April 2026 1 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter to the chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State (Minister for Investment), Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury, UK-GCC FTA Conclusion, dated 20 May 21 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to the chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State (Minister for Investment), Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury, Publication of the call for evidence on UK accession to the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention on Rules of Origin, dated 7 May 2026 20 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to the chair from Lord Stockwood, Minister of State (Minister for Investment), Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury, Costa Rica’s accession to CPTPP, dated 7 May 2026 20 May 2026
Correspondence Letter from the chair to Lord Stockwood, Minister of State (Minister for Investment), Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury, UK-US pharmaceuticals arrangement, dated 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State for Development of the United Kingdom at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Treaty scrutiny in Westminster: addressing the accountability gap, dated 11 May 2026 20 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to Sir Chris Bryant MP Minister for Trade in the Department for Business and Trade Government response to IAC UK-India Free Trade Agreement report 12 May 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom ,Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine: CRAG extension deadline request, dated 22 April 2026 6 May 2026
Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Hamish Falconer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Extension to the CRAG period for the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, dated 29 April 2026 6 May 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Lord Stockwood, Treaty scrutiny in Westminster: addressing the accountability gap, dated 7 April 2026 15 Apr 2026

Source: the official committee page.