Business identifying Windsor Framework problems and solutions
DUP peer Lord Dodds says businesses such as Marks and Spencer highlight the cost and complexity of the Windsor Framework and calls on the Government to engage them on digital solutions. He urges the Murphy Review to examine options that protect UK sovereignty, and criticises the Government over…
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TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says new ONS data shows GB firms trading with Northern Ireland have fallen sharply since 2020, blaming the Protocol, rebranded as the Windsor Framework, for the decline.
The Ulster Unionist Party says the Windsor Framework creates unnecessary complexity and regulatory divergence, citing the Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee report. Lord Empey calls for divergent regulations to be listed in one constantly updated location and for the issue to be a priority…
UUP spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA says the government's response to Lord Murphy's recommendations and House of Lords findings on the Windsor Framework is cautiously welcome but falls well short of fixing Irish Sea Border problems. He points to retailer refusals, veterinary medicines…
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey says Treasury Parliamentary Answers show £385.01m spent over four years on the Trader Support Service, calling the cost colossal and warning that businesses and consumers will bear the costs of the Windsor Framework.
UUP peer Lord Elliott says Northern Ireland businesses are suffering from divergence between GB and NI rules, blaming post-Brexit Protocol and Windsor Framework negotiations, and calls for the Government to set out proactive steps and clear guidance on new EU machinery regulations.
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood welcomes Lord Murphy's appointment to review the Windsor Framework and calls for the UK Government review to be impartial, factual and to meet international obligations while highlighting dual market access.