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 edit
As of January 2024, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]
| Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Ashton of Hyde (Chair) | Conservative | |
| Lord Alderdice | Liberal Democrat | |
| Lord Bruce of Bennachie | Liberal Democrat | |
| Baroness Coussins | Crossbench | |
| Baroness Crawley | Labour | |
| Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie | Conservative | |
| Lord Grocott | Labour | |
| Lord Houghton of Richmond | Crossbench | |
| Baroness Morris of Bolton | Conservative | |
| Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | Labour | |
| Lord Soames of Fletching | Conservative | |
| Lord Wood of Anfield | Labour | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "International Relations Committee - Role of the Committee". parliament.uk. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "International Relations and Defence Committee - membership". UK Parliament.