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

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 Mar 2025 Closed: 25 Mar 2026 Parliament page
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 … Read more
1 Report
6 Oral sessions
8 Letters
11 Events
Activity timeline 21 events
9 Feb
2026
Report published
18 Dec
2025
Correspondence
18 Dec
2025
Correspondence
11 Dec
2025
Correspondence
11 Dec
2025
Correspondence
23 Oct
2025
Correspondence
15 Oct
2025
Report published
19 Sep
2025
Correspondence
17 Sep
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
10 Sep
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
23 Jul
2025
Correspondence
9 Jul
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
25 Jun 2025
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Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Cabinet Office The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP · Northern Ireland Office
18 Jun 2025
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Mr Matthew O'Toole MLA · Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP · Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
21 May 2025
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Dr Richard Corbett CBE, Former MEP Professor Catherine Barnard · University of Cambridge Professor John Erik Fossum · University of Oslo
30 Apr 2025
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Celine McStravick · Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) Ian Jeffers · Commission for Victims and Survivors Northern Ireland
26 Mar 2025
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Mr Alexander Kinnear · Ulster Farmers' Union Roger Pollen · Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northern Ireland
19 Mar 2025
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Dr Clare Rice · School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh Mr George Peretz KC BL · Monckton Chambers Roderick Crawford · Policy Exchange
Correspondence 8 letters
18 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland re ‘Strengthening NI’s Voice’ and the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework, 16 December 2025
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18 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon HiIary Benn MP (Secretary of State NI) re Independent review of the Windsor Framework, 17 December 2025
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11 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Ciara Ferguson MLA, Chair of Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee, 11 December 2025
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11 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from Ciara Ferguson MLA, DSC Chair re: Recommendations in the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework and the House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report, 28 November 2025
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23 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to the First Minister and deputy First Minister, 23 October 2025
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19 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP and Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, re follow-up on 25 June evidence session, 18 September 2025
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23 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) and Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office) re: follow-up on 25 June evidence session, dated 21 July 2025
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25 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland re Lord Murphy's report publication, 25 June 2025
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