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European Affairs 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 save for the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework; to consider all European Union documents (except matters falling within the scope of the Protocol/Windsor Framework) 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. Follow the Committee on Bluesky , LinkedIn or X (formerly Twitter)

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Started 13 Mar 2026
Started 14 Jul 2026

Next meetings

13 Oct 2026, 11:00
Formal meeting (private meeting)

Many sessions are open to the public and shown live on Parliament’s site.

Who is on it

MemberPartyRole
The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFCCrossbenchChair
The Baroness Gustafsson CBELabourMember
The Baroness Smith of NewnhamLiberal DemocratMember
The Baroness SuttieLiberal DemocratMember
The Duke of WellingtonCrossbenchMember
The Lord Barrow GCMG LVO MBECrossbenchMember
The Lord Brennan of CantonLabourMember
The Lord Elliott of Mickle FellConservativeMember
The Lord GrantchesterLabourMember
The Lord Jackson of PeterboroughConservativeMember
The Lord Moynihan of Chelsea OBEConservativeMember
The Lord TugendhatConservativeMember
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMGLabourMember

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Source: Committees API · Updated 4 Oct 2026