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Home Office minister questioned on UK-Ireland immigration checks
Immigration Minister Kevin Foster will be questioned by MPs
03 December 2021
Lords debates Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill
Members discuss duration of ministerial appointments and ministerial code of conduct. Catch up
30 November 2021
Committee urges NI Secretary to put human rights at heart of Protocol debate
The House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland has today published a letter to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland setting out concerns about the implementation of Article 2 of the Protocol, which guarantees that human rights and equality provisions will not be lowered in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
25 October 2021
Lord Frost to face Committee questioning on NI Protocol
The European Scrutiny Committee questions Lord Frost, the Government’s lead EU negotiator on 25 October
21 October 2021
Committee hears evidence on impact of Protocol on medicine supply to Northern Ireland
On Wednesday 20 October, the Sub-Committee takes evidence on the impact of the Protocol on the provision of medicines to Northern Ireland
15 October 2021
Government should press ahead with devolution agenda, say MPs
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee publishes a report on the progress of devolution
01 October 2021
Northern Ireland Affairs Chairman responds to UK Government NI Protocol command paper
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chair has responded to the command paper on the future of the Northern Ireland Protocol published by the Government today.
21 July 2021
Government Response to NI Cross-Border Security Co-operation Report Published
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published the Government’s response to its report on Cross-border co-operation on policing, security and criminal justice after Brexit.
05 July 2021
Lords debates governance of UK Union
Members discuss Dunlop Review and intergovernmental relations. Learn more
02 July 2021
Jonathan Powell, former Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff gives evidence to Protocol Committee
Protocol Sub-Committee takes evidence at 4.00pm on Wednesday 16 June
15 June 2021
Common frameworks can strengthen the Union, says Lords Committee
The Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee publishes its first report.
31 March 2021
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee recommended to be reappointed
The Liaison Committee publishes it report on the reappointment of the Common Frameworks Committee
11 March 2021
Veterans Commissioner Kinahan to discuss legacy with Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Questions will focus on the challenges faced by Northern Ireland veterans, and the UK Government's policies to tackle the legacy of The Troubles
02 February 2021
Troubles Legacy Interim Report: Government Response
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published the Government’s response to the Committee’s interim report on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past.
18 January 2021
NI Secretary quizzed on Brexit impact on NI-GB trade and security
Brandon Lewis questioned by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the implications of Brexit
15 January 2021