Select Committee · Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee

Follow-up inquiry on Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

Status: Open Opened: 23 Feb 2026

The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee is undertaking a short follow-up inquiry to examine some of the recent announcements made in the Government’s response to the Committee’s Report Northern Ireland after Brexit: Strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework , published in October 2025, and in Lord Murphy’s Independent Review of the … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
11 Mar 2026 Claire Sullivan · CBI Northern Ireland, Jonathan Walsh · Fortior Insight Ltd, Neil Johnston · Northern Ireland Retail Consortium View ↗
4 Mar 2026 Mr Alexander Kinnear · Ulster Farmers' Union, Roger Pollen · Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northern Ireland, Stuart Anderson · Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Claire Sullivan · Head of Policy CBI Northern Ireland 1
Jonathan Walsh · Director Fortior Insight Ltd 1
Mr Alexander Kinnear · Parliamentary Officer Ulster Farmers' Union 1
Neil Johnston · Director Northern Ireland Retail Consortium 1
Roger Pollen · Head of FSB in Northern Ireland Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northern Ireland 1
Stuart Anderson · Director of Public Affairs & International Relati… Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
30 Jun 2026 To cttee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (SOSNI) and Rt Hon…
25 Jun 2026 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) and…
26 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of Stat…
25 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Cabinet Office Minister) re: Update …
4 Mar 2026 To cttee Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of Stat…