The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee, previously just the International Relations Committee, is a
select committee of the
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...
in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
. The remit of the Committee is to "consider the United Kingdom's international relations". The committee was recommended by the House of Lords Liaison Committee in its report on 29 October 2015 and agreed by the House on 10 November 2015.
Membership
As of January 2025, the membership of the committee is as follows:
See also
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Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom
References
External links
House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee
{{UKParliamentCommittees
British defence policymaking
Committees of the House of Lords
Parliamentary committees on Foreign Affairs
Parliamentary committees on Defence
United Kingdom foreign policy