European Affairs Committee (House of Lords)

The European Affairs Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed in April 2021 with the primary purpose to "consider matters relating to the United Kingdom's relationship with the European Union and the European Economic Area".

Chairs

Committee chairs include those listed below.

Name		Start	End	Party
	The Lord Roper	3 December 2008	1 May 2012	Liberal Democrats
	The Lord Boswell of Aynho	16 May 2012	9 September 2019	Conservative
	The Earl of Kinnoull	9 September 2019	12 June 2023	Crossbench
	The Lord Ricketts	12 June 2023	27 January 2026	Crossbench
	The Lord Stirrup	27 January 2026	present	Crossbench

Membership

As of July 2026, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Party
Lord Stirrup0(Chair)		Crossbench
Baroness Ashton of Upholland		Labour
Lord Barrow		Crossbench
Lord Brennan of Canton		Labour
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell		Conservative
Lord Grantchester		Labour
Baroness Gustafsson		Labour
Lord Jackson of Peterborough		Conservative
Lord Moynihan of Chelsea		Conservative
Baroness Smith of Newnham		Liberal Democrat
Baroness Suttie		Liberal Democrat
Lord Tugendhat		Conservative
Duke of Wellington		Crossbench

Sub-committee

The Windsor Framework Sub-Committee (formerly named the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland) was a standalone sub-committee of the European Affairs Committee. Its focus was to consider matters pertaining to the Windsor Framework and the corresponding Northern Ireland Protocol, including any relevant legislation passed by the European Union. The sub-committee's mandate ended upon the May 2024 dissolution of Parliament. The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee was appointed in January 2025 to replace the Windor Framework Sub-Committee's previous role.