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Introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

Inquiry

The Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is conducting an introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol in April 2021. It wishes to examine the following issues: 

  • the current situation in Northern Ireland as it relates to the Protocol, including views and concerns of communities and stakeholders; 
  • the current state of play regarding the Protocol’s operation; 
  • the continuing dialogue between the UK and the EU regarding the Protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and the governance bodies reporting to it; and  
  • efforts to identify solutions to the problems thus far identified. 

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 14 July 2021
3:00pm Private
4:15pm Public
Introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 14 July 2021
4:15pm
  • Lord Frost CMG (Minister of State at Cabinet Office)
  • Rebecca Ellis (Director of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Unit at Cabinet Office)
  • Mark Davies (Deputy Director, Northern Ireland Protocol in the Northern Ireland/Ireland Unit at Cabinet Office)
Virtual meeting
Wednesday 7 July 2021
4:00pm Private
Private meeting 7 July 2021
Virtual meeting
Wednesday 16 June 2021
3:00pm Private
4:00pm Public
Introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 16 June 2021
4:00pm
  • Louise Coyle (Director at Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network)
  • Dr Tom Kelly OBE (Columnist at Irish News)
  • Jonathan Powell, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Tony Blair (1997-2007)
Virtual meeting
Wednesday 9 June 2021
3:30pm Private
4:15pm Public
Introductory inquiry into the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 9 June 2021
4:15pm
  • Dr Esmond Birnie (Senior Economist at Ulster University)
  • Professor Peter Shirlow (Director, Institute of Irish Studies at University of Liverpool)
  • Professor Katy Hayward (Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast)
Virtual meeting

Contact us

  • Email: hleuroaffairs@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5864 (committee staff) | 020 7219 1692 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Windsor Framework Sub-Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW