Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 104567

EU Law: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what actions his Department have taken to enhance public education on the extent of protections EU Law continues to provide in Northern Ireland, under the Windsor framework.

Answer

Hilary Benn

The Government is firmly committed to Article 2 of the Windsor Framework, which ensures no diminution of rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity protections set out in the relevant chapter of the Good Friday Agreement.The Dedicated Mechanism monito...

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