Information between 2nd November 2025 - 8th October 2026
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 0 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 169 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 194 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 17 Crossbench No votes vs 0 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 200 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 10 Crossbench No votes vs 12 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 68 Noes - 169 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 25 Crossbench No votes vs 19 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 195 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 2 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 236 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 11 Crossbench No votes vs 8 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 66 Noes - 175 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 19 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 207 Noes - 240 |
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11 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 22 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 238 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 18 Crossbench No votes vs 26 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 220 |
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10 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and in line with the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 13 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 219 Noes - 223 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 13 Crossbench No votes vs 27 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 176 |
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25 Feb 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 25 Crossbench No votes vs 4 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 205 Noes - 188 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted Aye and against the House One of 49 Crossbench Aye votes vs 1 Crossbench No votes Tally: Ayes - 121 Noes - 145 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 29 Crossbench No votes vs 12 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 220 Noes - 191 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 25 Crossbench No votes vs 19 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 189 |
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18 Mar 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Lord McDonald of Salford voted No and against the House One of 20 Crossbench No votes vs 24 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 188 |
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Lord McDonald of Salford speeches from: King’s Speech
Lord McDonald of Salford contributed 1 speech (411 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Lord McDonald of Salford speeches from: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Lord McDonald of Salford contributed 1 speech (40 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Military Aircraft
Asked by: Lord McDonald of Salford (Crossbench - Life peer) Thursday 17th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of developing a sixth-generation jet fighter, in the light of the increasing use of unmanned drones in warfare. Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) Future conflicts will be more contested, faster moving and more connected than today, requiring new capabilities beyond current aircraft alone. Current operational requirements indicate that a sixth-generation combat air system should combine crewed and uncrewed platforms, leveraging the strengths of both. Through the Global Combat Air Programme, the UK is developing a next-generation fighter aircraft that will operate alongside autonomous systems as part of an integrated combat air system. The platform is being designed with the flexibility to rapidly adapt to future technological developments and evolving threats.
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21 May 2026, 4:10 p.m. - House of Lords "to point to the noble Lord Lord McDonald of Salford. And here I must declare an interest. Salford " Lord Hintze (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 10:30 a.m. International Relations and Defence Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK’s future relationship with the US At 11:30am: Oral evidence Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman - Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London Laurel Rapp - Director, US and North America Programme at Chatham House The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO - Former Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign and Commonwealth Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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King’s Speech
135 speeches (52,860 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Hintze (Con - Life peer) Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow—and more to the point, to listen to—the noble Lord, Lord McDonald of Salford - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 15th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 15th September 2026
Oral Evidence - UNIDO, UNIDO, and UNIDO International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Wednesday 9th September 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 11th Meeting 21st July 2026 International Agreements Committee Found: Lord German Lord Hannay of Chiswick Lord Johnson of Lainston Baroness Lawlor Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Wednesday 9th September 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 12th Meeting 8th September 2026 International Agreements Committee Found: notices Apologies were received from Lord Anderson of Swansea, Baroness Bi, Lord Boateng, Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Minutes and decisions - Minutes 8th Meeting 14th July 2026 International Agreements Committee Found: German Lord Hannay of Chiswick Lord Johnson of Lainston (Chair) Baroness Lawlor Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Formal Minutes - Minutes 7th Meeting 9th July 2026 International Agreements Committee Found: German Lord Hannay of Chiswick Lord Johnson of Lainston (Chair) Baroness Lawlor Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 21st July 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport International Agreements Committee Found: Boateng; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Lord Johnson of Lainston; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026
Oral Evidence - Gambling Commission, Sports Betting Integrity Forum, and International Tennis Integrity Agency International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Thursday 9th July 2026
Oral Evidence - World Trade Organization Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? - International Agreements Committee Found: ; Baroness Blower; Lord Boateng; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Thursday 9th July 2026
Oral Evidence - GameChanger360, and University of Neuchâtel International Agreements Committee Found: ; Baroness Blower; Lord Boateng; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Thursday 9th July 2026
Oral Evidence - GameChanger360, and University of Neuchâtel International Agreements Committee Found: Johns; Baroness Blower; Lord Boateng; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Oral Evidence - Centre for Eastern Studies, The D Group, and ADS Group International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Blower; Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026
Oral Evidence - University of Manchester, and Clifford Chance LLP Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? - International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Oral Evidence - Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, and Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, Economic Development, Trade and Investment Directorate International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026
Oral Evidence - techUK, TheCityUK, and British Chambers of Commerce Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? - International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham- Carter of Yarbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Friday 17th April 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Lord Strathclyde, Chair of the Constitution Committee to Stephen Doughty MP, Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories regarding the UK-Overseas Joint Declaration Constitution Committee Found: Lord McDonald of Salford, former Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), argued |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026
Oral Evidence - King's College London, Chatham House, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Lord McDonald of Salford: I am Simon McDonald. |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-24 16:00:00+00:00 International Agreements Committee Found: Baroness Bonham- Carter of Yarnbury; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee Found: Lord McDonald of Salford: You are correct, Chair. |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-16 16:00:00+00:00 International Agreements Committee Found: German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Lord Howell of Guildford; Baroness Lawlor; Lord Marland; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade UK-India Free Trade Agreement - International Agreements Committee Found: Swansea; Lord Boateng; Lord German; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Lord Howell of Guildford; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025
Oral Evidence - University of Sussex Business School, The Bar Council, Liberalisation of Trade in Services, and Law Society UK-India Free Trade Agreement - International Agreements Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Lord Boateng; Lord Fox; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Chatham House, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, Oxford University, and Overseas Development Institute UK-India Free Trade Agreement - International Agreements Committee Found: Goldsmith (The Chair); Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Lord Howell of Guildford; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Oral Evidence - Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT), British Chambers of Commerce, UK Fabrics and Textiles, and Aston University UK-India Free Trade Agreement - International Agreements Committee Found: German; Lord Goldsmith; Lord Hannay of Chiswick; Lord Howell of Guildford; Baroness Lawlor; Lord McDonald of Salford |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Letter dated 28/10/2025 from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to Lord McDonald of Salford regarding support for UK nationals residing and studying in the European Union, raised during a question regarding negotiations with the EU to rejoin Erasmus+. 1p. Document: Baroness_Anderson_to_Lord_McDonald-Erasmus_OPQ.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 28/10/2025 from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to Lord McDonald of Salford regarding |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Chris Bryant MP - Minister of State for Trade at Department for Business and Trade Kate Thornley - Chief Negotiator at Department for Business and Trade View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK-France Prevention of Dangerous Journeys Treaty: Ministerial evidence session At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Mr Alex Norris MP - Minister for Border Security and Asylum at Home Office Dan Hobbs - Director General (Migration and Borders Group) at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 26th January 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 18th November 2025 5 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: UK-India Free Trade Agreement View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026 3:15 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 14th April 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Alan Beattie - Senior Trade Writer at Financial Times Alan Wolff - Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics Simon Fraser - Chair at Chatham House View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st April 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Sam Lowe - Partner at Flint Global Dr Mona Paulsen - Assistant professor of Law at LSE Law School Prof Holger Hestermeyer - Professor of International and EU Law at Diplomatic Academy, Vienna View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 4 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Secretary of State for Business and Trade At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Peter Kyle MP - Secretary of State at Department of Business and Trade Amanda Brooks - Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations at Department for Business and Trade Kate Joseph - Director General, Economic Security and Trade Relations at Department for Business and Trade View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd March 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Sabina Ciofu - International Policy and Strategy Lead at techUK John Cooke - Co-Chair, Liberalisation of Trade in Services (LOTIS) Expert Advisory Group at TheCityUK Mr William Bain - Head of Trade Policy at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th March 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 16th June 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 9th July 2026 11 a.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Trade and the Commonwealth View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 30th June 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK-Poland Defence and Security Partnership View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 23rd June 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK-Poland Defence and Security Partnership View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 14th July 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st July 2026 2 p.m. International Agreements Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Emma Floyd - Director, Sport and Gambling at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Simon Mason - Deputy Director, Sport at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport View calendar - Add to calendar |
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19 Mar 2026
Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments? International Agreements Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |