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European Affairs Committee

Lords Select Committee

The European Affairs Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area, including the implementation and governance structures of any agreements between the United Kingdom and the European Union; to consider European Union documents deposited in the House by a minister; and to support the House as appropriate in interparliamentary cooperation with the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union.

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This Committee has a Sub-Committee; the Windsor Framework Sub-Committee

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Citizens’ Rights
Inquiry Citizens’ Rights
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Response to this report
18 October 2023, Letter from Lord Murray of Blidworth re Debate in Grand Committee on citizens’ rights - 11 September 2023
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Correspondence
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Government response to the Committee's report on Citizens' Rights
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8th Report - Scrutiny of International Agreements: Convention on Social Security Coordination between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the UK
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HL Paper 251
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4th Report - The future UK-EU relationship
Inquiry The future UK-EU relationship
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HL Paper 184
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Government response to The House of Lords European Affairs Committee’s Report The future UK-EU relationship, 30th June 2023
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Oral evidence transcripts

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17 October 2023
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
Witnesses Susi Dennison (Senior Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations), and Professor Anand Menon (Director at UK in a Changing Europe)
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14 November 2023
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
Witnesses Pedro Serrano (Ambassador to the United Kingdom at European Union)
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8 November 2023
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
Witnesses Mark Bowman (Vice President for Policy and Partnerships, at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), Natalie Jaresko (Managing Director, Turnaround, Restructuring and Strategy at EY-Parthenon), and Orysia Lutsevych (Head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, and Deputy Director at Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House)
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Written evidence

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Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom (RIU0024)
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
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Spotlight on Corruption (RIU0022)
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
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Institut Montaigne (RIU0023)
Inquiry Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
6 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
106 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
5 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
1 published

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