Committees

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

Inquiry

The new House of Lords Norther Ireland Scrutiny Committee is conducting an inquiry into strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework includes a complex institutional architecture, which has evolved over a number of years. The new Committee’s inquiry hopes to bring clarity to this picture so that opportunities to strengthen the voice of Northern Ireland can be made more accessible, to stakeholders, policymakers and politicians alike. This new inquiry will take full account of the evidence taken by the former European Affairs Sub-Committee on the Windsor Framework.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 30 April 2025.

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 25 June 2025
10:15am Public
11:45am Private
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Oral evidence 25 June 2025
10:15am
  • The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office)
  • Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Wednesday 18 June 2025
10:45am Public
12:30pm Private
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Oral evidence 18 June 2025
10:45am
  • Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP (Party Leader at Democratic Unionist Party (DUP))
11:45am
  • Mr Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP's Leader of the Opposition at Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP))
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 21 May 2025
10:45am Public
12:00pm Private
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Oral evidence 21 May 2025
10:45am
  • Professor Catherine Barnard (Professor of European Law at University of Cambridge)
  • Dr Richard Corbett CBE, Former MEP
  • Professor John Erik Fossum (ARENA Centre for European Studies at University of Oslo)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 30 April 2025
10:45am Public
11:45am Private
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Oral evidence 30 April 2025
10:45am
  • Celine McStravick (Chief Executive at NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action))
  • Ian Jeffers (CEO at Co-operation Ireland)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 26 March 2025
11:00am Private
11:30am Public
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Oral evidence 26 March 2025
11:30am
  • Roger Pollen (Head of FSB NI at The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB))
  • Mr Alexander Kinnear (Parliamentary Officer at Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU))
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: HLNIScrutiny@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5864 (committee staff) | 020 7219 1692 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW