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Windsor Framework: Northern Ireland

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26455

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his threshold is for using the Stormont brake mechanism within the Windsor Framework.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The statutory duties applicable to the Secretary of State in respect of the Stormont Brake are provided for in domestic law under Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. This sets out the criteria against which any notification by MLAs is assessed.

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