Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee

17 September 2026

Committee House of Lords

00:01 - 01:02
Speaker 3
The Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee today is honored to be in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings here in Stormont as part of our visit to Belfast.  We're now holding the seventh public evidence session of our inquiry on Article 2 of the Protocol Windsor Framework, the so-called non-diminution of rights provision.  And we will hold further sessions of this kind with Northern Ireland political parties throughout today.  We're pleased now to be joined by the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Jon Burrows MLA.  You are very welcome, Mr. Burrows, and we very much look forward to your evidence. 

We'd be grateful if you introduced yourself briefly the first time you speak.  Today's meeting is being broadcast and a verbatim transcript will be taken for subsequent publication, which will be sent to all witnesses for accuracy.  So can I ask you first of all to just introduce yourself if you'd like to briefly just for the record. 
01:02 - 01:06
Speaker 2
Yes, thank you, Chair.  Jon Burrows, I'm the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. 
01:06 - 01:09
Speaker 1
And is there any preliminary comment or statement you'd like to make? 

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