Committees

Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland was appointed by the European Affairs Committee to consider all matters related to the Protocol, including scrutinising EU legislation applying to Northern Ireland under the Protocol, and the Protocol’s overall impact on Northern Ireland.

This Committee is a Sub-Committee of the European Affairs Committee

2 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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Introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
Report:
Published
On 29 July 2021
Govt. response:
Published
On 4 October 2021
Opened 22 April 2021
The role of the CJEU in relation to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
Opened 11 January 2022

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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Committee hears evidence on the role of the CJEU under the Protocol
On Thursday 20 January, the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee takes evidence on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in relation to the Protocol.
18 January 2022
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Correspondence with Ministers
6 January 2022
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Committee writes to Government on democratic deficit and Article 2 of Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
Committee writes to Government on democratic deficit under the Protocol
16 December 2021

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
20 January 2022 - 10am to 12:30pm
Virtual meeting (webcast)
Formal meeting (private meeting)
26 January 2022 - 4pm to 6pm
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter to the Foreign Secretary from Lord Jay of Ewelme regarding scrutiny of EU legislative proposals under the Protocol, dated 17 January 2022
Work Scrutiny of Operation of the Protocol (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee
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Correspondence
Letter to the Foreign Secretary from Lord Jay of Ewelme regarding Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, dated 7 January 2022
Work Scrutiny of Operation of the Protocol (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee
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Correspondence
Letter to Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State, Home Office re: Nationality and Borders Bill, dated 14 January 2022
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Correspondence

Useful information

New items of scrutiny
Correspondence with Ministers

Contact us

  • Email: hlprotocol@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5864 (committee staff) | 020 7219 1692 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW