International Agreements Committee

The International Agreements Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Originally a sub-committee of the European Union Committee,^[1] the International Agreements Committee has a remit to examine all treaties presented before Parliament as per the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, as well as to consider negotiations with foreign states and international bodies.

The committee's functions are largely shaped by post-Brexit foreign relations of the United Kingdom.

Membership

As of October 2022, the membership of the committee is as follows:^[2]

Member	Party
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Chair)		Labour
Lord Gold		Conservative
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel		Conservative
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard		Crossbench
Lord Lansley		Conservative
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke		Labour
Lord Morris of Aberavon		Labour
Lord Oates		Liberal Democrat
Lord Razzall		Liberal Democrat
Earl of Sandwich		Crossbench
Lord Udny-Lister		Conservative
Lord Watts		Labour

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