Committees

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office and its associated public bodies. It is chaired by Simon Hoare MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsNIAC

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

3 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Unfettered Access: Northern Ireland and customs arrangements after Brexit
Opened 5 March 2020
New Decade, New Approach Agreement
Oral evidence:
Scheduled
For 3 June 2020
Opened 9 March 2020
Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s past: The UK Government's New Proposals
Opened 29 April 2020

Latest news

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Committee Chair: Immediate compensation payments to Troubles victims ‘moral imperative’
Committee Chair: Immediate compensation payments to Troubles victims ‘moral imperative’
2 June 2020
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Secretary of State questioned on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to discuss the Government’s Covid-19 response
12 May 2020
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Former Secretary of State questioned on New Decade, New Approach
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee examines the UK Government’s funding commitments in NDNA
1 May 2020

Events for next 7 days

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Informal meeting
3 June 2020 - 9:15am to 11:30am
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, 01-04-2020
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Correspondence
Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to matters to be raised at the cancelled oral evidence session on Wednesday 25 March, 20-04-2020
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Correspondence
Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to the Chairs of Select Committees, relating to Parliamentary scrutiny of the Joint Committee on the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, 24-03-2020
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Correspondence

Other work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

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