Committee A - Sovereign Matters

Sovereign matters

Committee A considers sovereign matters of relevance to both Britain and Ireland. It has examined and made recommendations on a number of important issues over the last 30 years.

These include:

• The implementation of the Good Friday/ Belfast Agreement 
• Extradition and transfer of prisoners
• Cross border police co-operation 
• Freedom of movement between Britain and Ireland

Members

It is made-up of six members from each of the British and Irish parliaments. Its members are:

Senator Emer Currie (Chair)
Nigel Mills MP   (Vice-Chair)
Lord Bew
Gregory Campbell MP
Lord Empey
Lord Godson
Johnny Guirke TD
Conor McGinn MP
Éamon Ó Cuiv TD
Rose Conway-Walsh TD
John Paul Phelan TD
Senator Diarmuid Wilson

Associates: Gavin Robinson MP, Bob Stewart MP, Rt Hon Lord Kilclooney; Colum Eastwood MP (SDLP)

Clerk: Emma McCarron
Shadow Clerk: Susie Smith