Select Committee · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Public disorder and irregular migration in Northern Ireland

Status: Open Opened: 23 Jun 2026

Inquiry scope

The Home Affairs Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will be taking evidence on the police response to the recent disorder in Northern Ireland. The Committees will also examine irregular migration in Northern Ireland and how partners including the Home Office, the National Crime Agency and the police work together to address irregular migration.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
7 Jul 2026	Alex Norris MP · Home Office, Davy Beck · Police Service of Northern Ireland, Duncan Capps CBE · Home Office, Eddy Montgomery · Home Office, Matthew Patrick MP · Northern Ireland Office, Miles Bonfield · National Crime Agency	View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Alex Norris MP · Minister for Border Security and Asylum	Home Office	1
Davy Beck · Assistant Chief Constable	Police Service of Northern Ireland	1
Duncan Capps CBE · Interim Border Security Commander	Home Office	1
Eddy Montgomery · Senior Director of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime	Home Office	1
Matthew Patrick MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Office	1
Miles Bonfield · Deputy Director for Economic Crime and Devolved Administrations	National Crime Agency	1

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
15 Jul 2026	—	Correspondence from Amnesty International on public disorder and irregular immigration in Northern Ireland, 7 July 2026.