International affairs
International affairs news from UK Parliament.
“In war we expect the deaths to be men of fighting age. In Gaza they are overwhelmingly women and children” - IDC reports on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
International Development Committee publishes report on humanitarian situation in Gaza
01 March 2024
Effective implementation of CPTPP required says Lords Committee
International Agreements publishes its report on UK accession to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
27 February 2024
Lords debates Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
Members discuss draft law to prevent public body boycotts of foreign states and territories. Catch up
21 February 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill completes Lords line by line scrutiny
Line by line examination concludes. Catch up
20 February 2024
Lords marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 on Lords agenda. Catch up
05 February 2024
Lords concludes examination of Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill
Final chance to 'tidy up' bill. Find out more
31 January 2024
Call for UK and EU to continue support for Ukraine, and sanctions on Russia
European Affairs Committee publishes its report 'The Ukraine Effect: The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the UK–EU relationship'
31 January 2024
Main Lords debate of Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Members discuss government proposals to send people arriving in the UK by unlawful routes to the central African nation. Catch up
30 January 2024
Lords debates the current situation in Ukraine
Members discuss the current situation in Ukraine. Catch up
29 January 2024
Government should review its approach to Western Balkans says Lords committee
International Relations and Defence Committee publishes letter on Western Balkans
26 January 2024
“A girl in South Sudan will more likely die in childbirth than finish school”: IDC reports on “devastating impact” of slashed UK aid “failing women and girls and marginalised people the world over”
“A girl in South Sudan will more likely die in childbirth than finish school”: IDC reports on “devastating impact” of slashed UK aid “failing women and girls and marginalised people the world over”
25 January 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill undergoes further Lords scrutiny
Members discuss changes on data breaches in Lords report stage. Catch up
24 January 2024
Lords finish final checks of Trans-pacific trade bill
Final chance to ‘tidy-up’ bill. Catch up
24 January 2024
Trans-pacific trade bill undergoes further scrutiny in the Lords
China and deforestation on agenda as report stage examination begins.
17 January 2024
Lords debates UK contribution to international development
Impact of climate change on developing nations on agenda. Catch up
12 January 2024