Committee
European Affairs Committee
Select committee
Lords
What it does
The European Affairs Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area, including the implementation and governance structures of any agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union save for the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework; to consider all European Union documents (except matters falling within the scope of the Protocol/Windsor Framework) deposited in the House by a minister; and to support the House as appropriate in interparliamentary cooperation with the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union.
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Members
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The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC
Crossbench
Chair
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The Baroness Smith of Newnham
Liberal Democrat
Member
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The Baroness Suttie
Liberal Democrat
Member
- The Duke of Wellington Crossbench Member
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The Lord Barrow GCMG LVO MBE
Crossbench
Member
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The Lord Brennan of Canton
Labour
Member
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The Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell
Conservative
Member
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The Lord Grantchester
Labour
Member
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The Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Conservative
Member
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The Lord Moynihan of Chelsea OBE
Conservative
Member
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The Lord Tugendhat
Conservative
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG
Labour
Member
Recent outputs
- Correspondence Letter to the Chair from Sharon Hodgson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention, Department of Health and Social Care, 15 July 2026, re: Working Arrangement with the EU Drugs Agency 16 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from Lord Hanson re. EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Immigration Rules changes, 9 July 2026 16 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from the Defence Secretary and the Paymaster General to the Chair regarding the Ukraine Support Loan, 13 July 2026 16 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 7th Meeting, 14 July 2026 16 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 6th Meeting, 7 July 2026 13 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: EU Internal Electricity Market, 1 July 2026 10 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 5th Meeting, 30 June 2026 10 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 4 June 2026, Letter from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: UK/EU Youth Experience Scheme 10 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 24 June 2026, Letter from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: Priorities of the Irish EU Council Presidency, July 2026 - December 2026 10 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 8 July 2026, Letter to the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: Youth Experience Scheme 8 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 15 May 2026, Letter from The Lord Livermore re: EU Programmes: Erasmus+ 6 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 4 June 2026, Letter from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: EU Internal Electricity Market 6 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 11 June 2026, Letter from Alex Norris MP, Minister for Border Security & Asylum, Home Office, re: UK-France Border Security Partnership (2026–2029) and UK France Treaty on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys 6 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 11 June 2026, Letter from Mike Tapp MP, Minister for Migration & Citizenship, Home Office, re: Home Office response to the report by the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements on the EU Settlement Scheme 6 Jul 2026
- Correspondence 15 June 2026, Letter from Lord Hanson of Flint re: UK-EU vehicle registration data (VRD) exchanges 6 Jul 2026
- Engagement document Joint Statement of Chairs of the House of Lords European Affairs Committee and the Sénat Committee for European Union Affairs 25 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 4th Meeting 16th June 2026 25 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter to the Chair dated 24 June from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP re: UK- EU summit 25 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 3rd Meeting 9th June 2026 22 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 16 June 2026, Letter from the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds re. UK-EU Summit 17 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 10 June 2026, Letter from L Stirrup to Michael Shanks MP, re. North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) 12 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 10 June 2026, Letter from Lord Stirrup to Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP 12 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 2nd Meeting 2nd June 2026 8 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 28 May 2026, Letter from Jo Lomas, re. UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty 8 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 14 May 2026, Letter from Michael Shanks MP, re. North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) 8 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Minutes of the 1st Meeting 19th May 2026 4 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 13 May 2026, Letter from the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, re. European Political Community (EPC) 3 Jun 2026
- Correspondence 25 March 2026, Letter from the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, re. EU Internal Electricity Market 2026 29 May 2026
- Correspondence 10 May 2026, Letter from the Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, re. Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) 2024 Annual Reports 29 May 2026
- Correspondence 24 April 2026, Letter from Stephen Doughty MP re. Sanctions update 29 May 2026
Source: the official committee page.