Committees

Windsor Framework

Inquiry

The Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is undertaking an inquiry into the Windsor Framework, a series of measures to reform the operation of the Protocol agreed in principle announced by the UK and the EU on 27 February 2023. The Committee will examine the economic, political, legal and constitutional implications of the Framework. It will begin hearing oral evidence on 22 March, and will continue its evidence programme during April and May.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Tuesday 2 May 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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7th Report - Report from the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: The Windsor Framework
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Response to this report
Government response to the Northern Ireland Protocol Sub-Committee Report, The Windsor Framework, 26 July 2023
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Correspondence

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Letter from Lord Jay of Ewelme to the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Foreign Secretary re: Government response to the Windsor Framework report, 19 October 2023
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Letter to the Foreign Secretary on new inquiry into the Windsor Framework
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Oral evidence transcripts

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16 May 2023
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Witnesses Rt Hon James Cleverly MP (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office), Mark Davies (Director of the Windsor Framework Task Force at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), and Peter Wilson (Director-General for Europe Group at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
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Oral Evidence
10 May 2023
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Witnesses British Retail Consortium (BRC), Glyn Roberts (Chief Executive at Retail NI), and Declan Gormley (Managing Director at Brookvent Ltd)
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3 May 2023
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Witnesses Dr Lisa Claire Whitten (Research Fellow at Queens University Belfast), Dr Anna Jerzewska (Director at Trade and Borders), and Martin Howe KC
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Written evidence

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Anonymised (IWF0007)
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HM Government - Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (IWF0043)
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HM Government - Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (IWF0042)
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
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Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
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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