Retail and manufacturing experts give evidence on Windsor Framework

The Committee will hear from:  

3:00pm 

• Declan Gormley, Managing Director, Brookvent 
• Andrew Opie, Director of Food and Sustainability, British Retail Consortium. 
• Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive, Retail Northern Ireland 

The public evidence session will start at 3:00pm and will be available to watch live or on demand on Parliamentlive.TV. or attend in person in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster. 

Possible question topics include: 

• The Windsor Framework and the extent to which it resolves the problems that have arisen with the Protocol 
• The proposed Stormont Brake, and the extent to which this will address the democratic deficit under the Protocol 
• The impact of the Windsor Framework on larger firms and SMEs 
• The implications of the Windsor Framework for the manufacturing sector 
• The Windsor Framework’s provisions in relation to customs procedures and the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the arrangements for ‘green’ and ‘red’ lanes
• The new framework for agrifood retail trade into Northern Ireland agreed as part of the Windsor Framework
• The proposals on VAT and excise, and State aid
• The impact of the Windsor Framework for regulatory divergence between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and on the island of Ireland.