6 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Singapore Digital Economy Agreement
Report:
Published
On 8 April 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 8 June 2022
Opened 1 April 2022
UK-India trade negotiations
Opened 28 January 2022
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Report:
Published
On 17 November 2021
Opened 21 January 2021
UK-Australia trade negotiations
Opened 16 July 2020
UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
Opened 16 July 2020
UK-US trade negotiations
Opened 8 June 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.
Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.
Latest news

Government to implement IAC recommendations on trade agreement scrutiny
We welcome the Government’s implementation of our call to publish a formal record of commitments in support of Parliament’s scrutiny of trade agreements.
19 May 2022

UK-New Zealand trade negotiations inquiry reopened by Lords committee
Following the publication of the text of the signed UK-New Zealand trade agreement, the House of Lords International Agreements Committee has reopened its inquiry into the negotiations.
15 March 2022

Government transparency needed for effective Parliamentary scrutiny of trade agreements
The International Agreements Committee writes to the Foreign Secretary, with concerns about the Government’s response to its Working Practices: one year on report.
8 February 2022
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- Email: HLIntlAgreements@parliament.uk
- Address: International Agreements Sub-Committee, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW