Source · Select Committee · House of Lords
International Relations and Defence Committee
33 reports
0 conclusions & recs
12 govt responses
Members
The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
Chair
The Lord Alderdice
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Blackstone
The Rt Hon. the Lord Grocott
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multilateralism Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 14 May 2026 | — | — | — |
| SDR implementation Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 14 May 2026 | — | — | — |
| Chagossian views on the Agreement with Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago Inquiry | Report | Closed | 19 Nov 2025 | 1 | — | — |
| The Strategic Defence Review 2025 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| International development Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 4 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 4 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 3 Apr 2025 | — | — | — |
| Ukraine Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 25 Feb 2025 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s future relationship with the US Inquiry | Report | Open | 24 Jan 2025 | 2 | — | — |
| Chagos Islands: historical context and administration Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Oct 2024 | — | — | — |
| Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence -Session 2023/24 Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 10 May 2024 | — | — | — |
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 28 Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| The Global Combat Air Programme Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Feb 2024 | 2 | — | — |
| Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| The UK and the Western Balkans Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
| The Arctic Inquiry | Report | Closed | 30 Mar 2023 | 2 | — | — |
| Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality Inquiry | Report | Closed | 29 Mar 2022 | 2 | — | — |
| Impact of merging of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| UK and Afghanistan: follow-up Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa: follow-up Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Secretary of State for Defence Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Oct 2021 | — | — | — |
| UNCLOS: fit for purpose in the 21st century? Inquiry | Report | Closed | 15 Oct 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Apr 2021 | — | — | — |
| VSO International Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Mar 2021 | — | — | — |
| The UK’s security and trade relationship with China Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 Feb 2021 | 3 | — | — |
| Open Skies and New START Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Sep 2020 | — | — | — |
| The UK and Afghanistan Inquiry | Report | Closed | 24 Jul 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| World Health Organisation Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Jun 2020 | — | — | — |
| 2020 NPT Review Conference Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Feb 2020 | — | — | — |
| The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa Inquiry | Report | Closed | 29 Jul 2019 | 2 | — | — |
| Pacific Alliance inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Apr 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Minister for Middle East to give evidence on Yemen Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 Jan 2019 | 2 | — | — |
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and nuclear disarmament inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 5 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| NATO and FCO officials discuss NATO Summit 2018 Inquiry | Report | Closed | 16 Mar 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Foreign policy in changed world conditions inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Jan 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Government discusses Commonwealth Heads of Government Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Dec 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| Beyond Brexit: the UK and the Balkans inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Jul 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Transformation of power in the Middle East and implications for UK policy inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 3 Oct 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Priorities for the Commonwealth Secretary-General Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Jul 2016 | — | — | — |
| UK priorities for the new UN Secretary-General inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 27 Jun 2016 | 2 | — | — |