The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (or simply the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee's remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office and its associated public bodies.[1] Select Committees work in both houses and report on governmental departments and economic affairs.[2]
Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed.
Following the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle, the previous committee chair was appointed to government, therefore, Sir Robert Buckland was elected as chair of the committee.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robert Buckland MP (Chair) | Conservative | South Swindon | ||
| Stephen Farry MP | Alliance | North Down | ||
| Mary Kelly Foy MP | Labour | City of Durham | ||
| Sir Robert Goodwill MP | Conservative | Scarborough and Whitby | ||
| Claire Hanna MP | SDLP | Belfast South | ||
| Vacant | Labour | |||
| Carla Lockhart MP | Democratic Unionist | Upper Bann | ||
| Jim Shannon MP | Democratic Unionist | Strangford | ||
| Bob Stewart MP | Independent | Beckenham | ||
| Kelly Tolhurst MP | Conservative | Rochester and Strood | ||
| Damian Collins MP | Conservative | Folkestone and Hythe | ||
The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[10] [11]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Chair) | Conservative | South West Wiltshire | ||
| Gregory Campbell MP | Democratic Unionist | East Londonderry | ||
| Maria Caulfield MP | Conservative | Lewes | ||
| Stephen Hepburn MP | Labour | Jarrow | ||
| Lady Sylvia Hermon MP | Independent | North Down | ||
| Kate Hoey MP | Labour | Vauxhall | ||
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke | ||
| Conor McGinn MP | Labour | St Helens North | ||
| Nigel Mills MP | Conservative | Amber Valley | ||
| Ian Paisley, Jr. MP | Democratic Unionist | North Antrim | ||
| Jim Shannon MP | Democratic Unionist | Strangford | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2017 | New seat | → | Bob Stewart MP (Conservative) | Beckenham | Hansard | ||||
| 20 November 2017 | New seat | → | John Grogan MP (Labour) | Keighley | Hansard | ||||
| 5 March 2018 | Maria Caulfield MP (Conservative) | Lewes | → | Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) | Scarborough and Whitby | Hansard | |||
| 23 July 2018 | Jack Lopresti MP (Conservative) | Filton and Bradley Stoke | → | Maria Caulfield MP (Conservative) | Lewes | Hansard | |||
| 8 April 2019 | Robert Goodwill MP (Conservative) | Scarborough and Whitby | → | Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative) | New Forest West | Hansard | |||
| 15 May 2019 | Dr Andrew Murrison | South West Wiltshire | → | Vacant | Hansard | ||||
| 12 June 2019 | Vacant | → | Simon Hoare | North Dorset | Hansard | ||||
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[12] [13]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Robertson MP (Chair) | Conservative | Tewkesbury | ||
| David Anderson MP | Labour | Blaydon | ||
| Oliver Colvile MP | Conservative | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | ||
| Nigel Evans MP | Conservative | Ribble Valley | ||
| Stephen Hepburn MP | Labour | Jarrow | ||
| Kate Hoey MP | Labour | Vauxhall | ||
| Lady Sylvia Hermon MP | Independent | North Down | ||
| Danny Kinahan MP | Ulster Unionist | South Antrim | ||
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke | ||
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Belfast South | ||
| Nigel Mills MP | Conservative | Amber Valley | ||
| Ian Paisley, Jr. MP | Democratic Unionist | North Antrim | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2016 | David Anderson MP (Labour) | Blaydon | → | Tom Blenkinsop MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Hansard | ||
| 21 November 2016 | Oliver Colvile MP (Conservative) | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | → | Bob Stewart MP (Conservative) | Beckenham | Hansard | ||
| 28 November 2016 | Nigel Evans MP (Conservative) | Ribble Valley | → | Mark Pritchard MP (Conservative) | The Wrekin | Hansard | ||
| 5 December 2016 | Ian Paisley, Jr. MP (Democratic Unionist) | North Antrim | → | Gregory Campbell MP (Democratic Unionist) | East Londonderry | Hansard | ||
| Gavin Robinson MP (Democratic Unionist) | Belfast East | Jim Shannon MP (Democratic Unionist) | Strangford | |||||
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.[14] [15]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Robertson MP (Chair) | Conservative | Tewkesbury | ||
| Joe Benton MP | Labour | Bootle | ||
| Oliver Colvile MP | Conservative | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | ||
| Stephen Hepburn MP | Labour | Jarrow | ||
| Lady Sylvia Hermon MP | Independent | North Down | ||
| Ian Lavery MP | Labour | Wansbeck | ||
| Naomi Long MP | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Belfast East | ||
| Jack Lopresti MP | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke | ||
| Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Belfast South | ||
| Ian Paisley, Jr. MP | Democratic Unionist | North Antrim | ||
| Stephen Pound MP | Labour | Ealing North | ||
| David Simpson MP | Democratic Unionist | Upper Bann | ||
| Mel Stride MP | Conservative | Central Devon | ||
| Gavin Williamson MP | Conservative | South Staffordshire | ||
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 2010 | Stephen Pound MP (Labour) | Ealing North | → | Kate Hoey MP (Labour) | Vauxhall | Hansard | |||
| 24 October 2011 | Ian Lavery MP (Labour) | Wansbeck | → | David Anderson MP (Labour) | Blaydon | Hansard | |||
| 28 November 2011 | Mel Stride MP (Conservative) | Central Devon | → | Kris Hopkins MP (Conservative) | Keighley | Hansard | |||
| Gavin Williamson MP (Conservative) | South Staffordshire | Nigel Mills MP (Conservative) | Amber Valley | ||||||
| 24 October 2011 | Kris Hopkins MP (Conservative) | Keighley | → | Andrew Percy MP (Conservative) | Brigg and Goole | Hansard | |||
| Member | Party | Constituency | Term | Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cormack | Conservative | South Staffordshire | 2005 – 12 April 2010 | 54th Parliament | ||
| Laurence Robertson | Conservative | Tewkesbury | 9 June 2010 – 12 July 2017 | 55th and 56th Parliament | ||
| Andrew Murrison | Conservative | South West Wiltshire | 12 July 2017 – 9 May 2019 | 57th Parliament | ||
| Kate Hoey (acting) | Labour | Vauxhall | 15 May 2019 – 12 June 2019 | 57th Parliament | ||
| Simon Hoare | Conservative | North Dorset | 12 June 2019 – 14 November 2023 | 57th and 58th Parliament | ||
| Sir Robert Buckland | Conservative | South Swindon | 14 November 2023 – present | 58th Parliament | ||