International Relations and Defence Committee

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The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee, previously just the International Relations Committee, is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to "consider the United Kingdom's international relations". The committee was recommended by the House of Lords Liaison Committee in its report on 29 October 2015 and agreed by the House on 10 November 2015.[1]

Membership[]

As of January 2021, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]

Member Party
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Chair) Conservative
The Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench
The Lord Anderson of Swansea Labour
The Baroness Blackstone Labour Independent
The Lord Boateng Labour
The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Liberal Democrat
The Baroness Fall Conservative
The Lord Mendelsohn Labour
The Baroness Rawlings Conservative
The Lord Stirrup Crossbench
The Baroness Sugg Conservative
The Lord Teverson Liberal Democrat

See also[]

  • Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom

References[]

  1. ^ "International Relations Committee - Role of the Committee". parliament.uk. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ "International Relations Committee - membership". parliament.uk.

External links[]

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