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International Relations and Defence Committee

Lords Select Committee

The International Relations and Defence Committee is appointed to consider the United Kingdom’s international relations and defence policy

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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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The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa
Report:
Published
On 10 July 2020
Opened 29 July 2019
World Health Organisation
Opened 25 June 2020
The UK and Afghanistan
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 30 September 2020
Oral evidence:
Scheduled
For 28 September 2020
Opened 24 July 2020

Non-inquiry 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.

Latest news

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Inquiry into Afghanistan and the UK's engagement launched by Lords Committee
International Relations and Defence Committee publishes call for evidence on Afghanistan
24 July 2020
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Committee holds short inquiry on the World Health Organisation
The International Relations and Defence Committee takes evidence virtually on 17 July 2020 at 10.00am
13 July 2020
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UK still has no coherent strategy for engaging with Africa
International Relations and Defence Commitee publishes report ino the UK's relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa
10 July 2020

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
28 September 2020 - 3pm to 5pm
Virtual meeting
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
2 October 2020 - 3pm to 5pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Government Response to the Committee's UK and Sub-Saharan Africa: prosperity, peace and development co-operation inquiry
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Government Response
Letter from Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to Baroness Anelay of St Johns, dated 30 July 2020
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Correspondence
Letter from Baroness Anelay of St Johns to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, dated 9 September 2020
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: hlintlrelations@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 7412 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: International Relations and Defence Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW