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. Select Committees work in both houses and report on governmental departments and economic affairs.
Chairs Committee chairs include those listed below.https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/120/northern-ireland-affairs-committee/membership/former/
NameStartEndPartyConstituencyUlster Popular Unionist PartyNorth DownLabourHammersmithConservativeCities of London and WestminsterConservativeEast HampshireConservativeSouth StaffordshireConservativeTewkesburyConservativeSouth West WiltshireLabourVauxhallConservativeNorth DorsetConservativeSouth SwindonpresentLabourGower
Membership Membership of the committee is as follows:
Member Party Constituency Tonia Antoniazzi MP (Chair) Labour Gower Chris Bloore MP Labour Redditch Sorcha Eastwood MP Alliance Lagan Valley Claire Hanna MP Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South and Mid Down Simon Hoare MP Conservative North Dorset Adam Jogee MP Labour Newcastle-under-Lyme Mike Kane MP Labour Wythenshawe and Sale East Paul Kohler MP Liberal Democrats Wimbledon Katrina Murray MP Labour Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch Gavin Robinson MP Democratic Unionist Party Belfast East Alec Shelbrooke MP Conservative Wetherby and Easingwold David Smith MP Labour North Northumberland Robin Swann MP Ulster Unionist Party South Antrim
Changes since 2024 DateOutgoing Member & PartyConstituency→New Member & PartyConstituencySource16 December 2024Jerome Mayhew MP (Conservative)Broadland and Fakenham→Simon Hoare MP (Conservative)North DorsetHansard13 November 2025Al Pinkerton MP (Liberal Democrats)Surrey Heath→Paul Kohler MP (Liberal Democrats)WimbledonHansard17 November 2025Leigh Ingham MP (Labour)Stafford→Mike Kane MP (Labour)Wythenshawe and Sale EastHansard 8 December 2025 Dan Aldridge MP (Labour) Weston-super-Mare →VacantHansard 12 January 2026 Vacant → Robin Swann MP (Ulster Unionist Party) South Antrim Hansard29 June 2026Alicia Kearns MP (Conservative)Rutland and Stamford→Alec Shelbrooke MP (Conservative)Wetherby and EasingwoldHansard
2019-2024 Parliament The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
Member Party Constituency Simon Hoare MP (Chair) Conservative North Dorset Caroline Ansell MP Conservative Eastbourne Scott Benton MP Conservative Blackpool South Gregory Campbell MP Democratic Unionist East Londonderry Sir Robert Goodwill MP Conservative Scarborough and Whitby Stephen Farry MP Alliance North Down Claire Hanna MP SDLP Belfast South Conor McGinn MP Labour St Helens North Ian Paisley Jr MP Democratic Unionist North Antrim Karin Smyth Labour Bristol South Bob Stewart MP Conservative Beckenham
Changes 2019-2024 Date Outgoing member and party Constituency → New member and party Constituency Source 8 June 2020 Karin Smyth MP (Labour) Bristol South → Mary Kelly Foy MP (Labour) City of Durham Hansard 6 July 2020 Conor McGinn MP (Labour) St Helens North → Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour) Barnsley East Hansard 11 January 2021 Caroline Ansell MP (Conservative) Eastbourne → Fay Jones MP (Conservative) Brecon and Radnorshire Hansard 25 October 2022 Scott Benton MP (Conservative) Blackpool South → Robin Walker MP (Conservative) Worcester Hansard 8 November 2022 Gregory Campbell MP (DUP) East Londonderry → Carla Lockhart MP (DUP) Upper BannHansard Fay Jones MP (Conservative) Brecon and Radnorshire Sir Robert Buckland MP (Conservative) South Swindon 29 November 2022 Stephanie Peacock MP (Labour) Barnsley East → Tony Lloyd MP (Labour) Rochdale Hansard 9 January 2023 Ian Paisley Jr MP (DUP) North Antrim → Jim Shannon MP (DUP) Strangford Hansard 14 November 2023 Simon Hoare MP (Chair, Conservative) North Dorset →Vacant Hansard 28 November 2023Vacant → Sir Robert Buckland MP (Chair, Conservative) South Swindon Hansard Sir Robert Buckland MP (Conservative) South SwindonVacant 17 January 2024 Tony Lloyd MP (Labour) Rochdale →Vacant Death of member 22 January 2024 Robin Walker MP (Conservative) Worcester → Kelly Tolhurst MP (Conservative) Rochester and Strood Hansard 14 May 2024 Vacant → Damian Collins MP (Conservative) Folkestone and Hythe Hansard
2017-2019 Parliament The election of the chair took place on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017. 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
Changes 2017-2019 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
2015-2017 Parliament The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015. 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
Changes 2015-2017 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 LondonderryHansard Gavin Robinson MP (Democratic Unionist) Belfast East Jim Shannon MP (Democratic Unionist) Strangford
2010-2015 Parliament The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 26 July 2010.
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
Changes 2010-2015 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
See also Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom Northern Ireland Grand Committee
References
External links Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Homepage Records for this Committee are held at the Parliamentary Archives