Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 26455

Windsor Framework: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

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

Answer

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.