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Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee

Lords · (HL) Investigative · 25.

Coverage unknown— Completeness of this dataset has not yet been measured.
Observed
2025 – 2026
Latest activity
Minutes 7th meeting 8 July 202616 Jul 2026 · UK Parliament Committees
Evidence held
135 records from 1 publisher
Verification
Active
How to investigate this

How to investigate this record

The order investigators work in, applied to the records this page holds.

Why this is here · Shows the order investigators work in, and which of those steps this entity actually holds records for.

5 of 8 investigative steps have records held for this entity. Steps without records are listed all the same — an absence is a finding, not a blank.

  1. Confirm the identityEverything below is joined on published identifiers, so the identifiers must be right first.1 published identifier recorded.Held
  2. Check recent activityTells you whether the record is live or dormant before you spend time on it.166 records held.Held
  3. Examine the connectionsConnections published against a shared identifier are the route to the next entity.32 published connections.Held
  4. Check public moneyContracts, awards and grants show what the state paid and who received it.No procurement or funding record held for this entity.Not held
  5. Review planning activityPlanning applications and decisions place an entity in a physical place at a date.No planning record held for this entity.Not held
  6. Read the documentsFilings and papers are the citable primary material behind the counts.No document held for this entity.Not held
  7. Check what is missingAn absence on this page is only meaningful once you know what was imported.Coverage and limitations are stated on this page.Held
  8. Verify the sourcesEvery record names its publisher, licence and import run so the page can be checked.Provenance is recorded for the sources on this page.Held
What investigators usually do next
  • IdentityConfirm the identifiers before relying on anything below.
  • Recent changesCheck whether the record is still moving.
Identity

Who this is

The published facts of identity, stated by the source that holds them.

Why this is here · Confirms you are looking at the right entity before you rely on anything else on this page.

House
Lords
Type
(HL) Investigative
Current members
25
Coverage
4 of 5 datasets imported
Official identifiers
  • Committee ID769

Records join this dossier only through these identifiers. Nothing is merged on names.

What investigators usually do next
What we've established

What the held records establish

Counts, publishers and observed periods drawn from records this page already holds. Gaps are stated, never hidden.

Why this is here · States what the held records already establish, and what they do not, before you draw a conclusion.

Established from held records
Political connections
31
Other connections connections
1
Record records
166
Dated records
166
Observed period
2025–2026
Publishers
2

Publishers · UK Parliament · UK Parliament Committees

Investigation outline

  1. 01Identity

    The published facts of identity and the identifiers that hold them.

    5 held

  2. 02Key facts

    Counts established from held records only.

    364 held

  3. 03Timeline

    Every dated record published against this entity.

    166 held · 2025–2026UK Parliament Committees

  4. 04Relationships

    Connections published against a shared identifier.

    32 held · 2025–2026

  5. 05Official activity

    Government, parliamentary, procurement and planning records held.

    None held

  6. 06Supporting evidence

    Filings, papers and background material released against this entity.

    None held

  7. 07Coverage

    What is imported, from whom, and over what period.

    135 heldUK Parliament

  8. 08Publisher limitations

    Stated gaps and constraints in the published record.

    6 held

  9. 09Sources

    Publisher, licence, version and import run behind each record.

    5 heldUK Parliament

Evidence groups

  • Political activity

    0 records · 31 connections

  • Other records

    166 records · 1 connection · 2025–2026

    Published by UK Parliament Committees.

Groups organise held records. They carry no judgement about what the records show.

Not held
  • No political evidence currently held.
  • No government evidence currently held.
  • No company evidence currently held.
  • No planning evidence currently held.
  • No procurement evidence currently held.
  • No funding evidence currently held.
  • No property evidence currently held.
  • No court evidence currently held.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • Responses appear only where the committee publishes a response document against a report id.
  • No publisher-declared total published.

Gaps stay visible. An absent record means nothing has been published to Folio, not that nothing exists.

What investigators usually do next
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
Where to look next

Where this evidence leads

Fixed investigative routes, walked only as far as the held records allow.

Why this is here · Fixed routes out of this entity, walked only as far as the held records allow.

Recommended place to begin

People

Which named people are recorded against it?

31 records · current_member, former_member · latest 2026-01-27

This is the deepest published evidence currently held for this entity: 31 held records, observed 2025–2026.

Walk this route

Part of: Follow this record to the parties

Each route is fixed in advance and walked only as far as the held records allow. Steps with nothing behind them stay on the map, marked as unheld, so the gap in the public record is visible.

Recommended place to begin

Follow this record to the parties

From the parties named on the record, to the bodies involved, to the wider network.

31 records held · 1 of 3 steps walked · observed 2025–2026 · latest 2026-01-27

Follow this record to the parties: People, then Relationship graph, then Timeline, then Evidence and provenance. No published evidence currently held for: Related companies, Public bodies.

  1. PeopleWhich named people are recorded against it?31 records · 31 relationships · observed 2025–2026 · latest 2026-01-27Opens the held records on this page
  2. Relationship graphHow does it sit in the wider network?Derived from the records aboveOpens the view built from these records
  3. TimelineWhat happened, in what order?Derived from the records aboveOpens the view built from these records
  4. Evidence and provenanceWhere did every fact come from?Derived from the records aboveOpens the view built from these records
  5. Related companiesWhich other companies share these people?Nothing held — this hop is not walked
  6. Public bodiesWhich public bodies are recorded against it?Nothing held — this hop is not walked
What investigators usually do next
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
Recent changes

What changed recently

The newest dated publisher records. No summaries, no interpretation.

Why this is here · Tells you whether this entity is currently active, and what moved most recently.

  1. Record

    Published Minutes 7th meeting 8 July 2026

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

  2. Record

    Recorded Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

  3. Record

    Recorded Dermot Nesbitt

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

  4. Record

    Recorded · ART0009

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

  5. Record

    Recorded Migrant Workers' Union - Northern Ireland · ART0010

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

  6. Record

    Recorded Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · ART0011

    UK Parliament Committees · Source

What investigators usually do next
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
Since your last visit

What changed since your last visit

Observed publisher records only, grouped by day and de-duplicated. Nothing is predicted or interpreted.

Why this is here · Separates what is new to you from what you have already read.

Observed changes

No previous visit recorded on this device, so every held change is listed.

  • New record published · 144
  • Evidence added · 15

2026-07-16

2026-07-15

What investigators usually do next
Summary

Why this record matters

Counted from imported evidence only. Every figure opens the records behind it.

Why this is here · Counts the evidence held so you know the weight of the record before reading it.

What investigators usually do next
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
Timeline

The record over time

Every dated record published against this entity, newest first.

Why this is here · Places every dated record in sequence, which is how patterns and gaps become visible.

2025-03-19 → 2026-07-16 · 166 records shown

2026

30 records · 2026-03-04 → 2026-07-15
  1. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  2. Record

    Dermot Nesbitt

    UK Parliament Committees · 17991 · Source

  3. Record

    Environmental Justice Network Ireland · ART0021

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  4. Record

    Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) · ART0022

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  5. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  6. Record

    Professor Monica McWilliams

    UK Parliament Committees · 17954 · Source

  7. Record

    Dermot Nesbitt

    UK Parliament Committees · 17954 · Source

  8. Record

    Mark Durkan

    UK Parliament Committees · 17954 · Source

  9. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  10. Record

    · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

    UK Parliament Committees · 17887 · Source

  11. Record

    · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

    UK Parliament Committees · 17887 · Source

  12. Record

    · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

    UK Parliament Committees · 17887 · Source

  13. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  14. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  15. Record

    · Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

    UK Parliament Committees · 17787 · Source

  16. Record

    · Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

    UK Parliament Committees · 17787 · Source

  17. Record

    Professor Christopher McCrudden CBE · Queen's University Belfast

    UK Parliament Committees · 17839 · Source

  18. Record

    Samuel Willis · 11KBW

    UK Parliament Committees · 17839 · Source

  19. Record

    Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  20. Record

    Dr Eleni Frantziou · Durham Law School, Durham University

    UK Parliament Committees · 17727 · Source

  21. Record

    Professor Colin Murray · Newcastle University

    UK Parliament Committees · 17727 · Source

  22. Record

    Professor Brice Dickson · Queen's University Belfast

    UK Parliament Committees · 17727 · Source

  23. Record

    Follow-up inquiry on Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  24. Record

    · Northern Ireland Retail Consortium

    UK Parliament Committees · 17333 · Source

  25. Record

    Jonathan Walsh · Fortior Insight Ltd

    UK Parliament Committees · 17333 · Source

  26. Record

    · CBI Northern Ireland

    UK Parliament Committees · 17333 · Source

  27. Record

    Follow-up inquiry on Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  28. Record

    · Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    UK Parliament Committees · 17288 · Source

  29. Record

    · FSB Northern Ireland

    UK Parliament Committees · 17288 · Source

  30. Record

    Mr Alexander Kinnear · Ulster Farmers' Union

    UK Parliament Committees · 17288 · Source

2025

30 records · 2025-03-19 → 2025-11-12
  1. Record

    Veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework: Follow-up evidence sessions

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  2. Record

    Mr Alexander Kinnear · Ulster Farmers' Union

    UK Parliament Committees · 16708 · Source

  3. Record

    Bryan Lovegrove · Animal Health Distributors Association

    UK Parliament Committees · 16708 · Source

  4. Record

    Kirsten Dunbar · British Veterinary Assocation

    UK Parliament Committees · 16708 · Source

  5. Record

    Mark Little · British Veterinary Assocation

    UK Parliament Committees · 16708 · Source

  6. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  7. Record

    The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP · Northern Ireland Office

    UK Parliament Committees · 16209 · Source

  8. Record

    Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Cabinet Office

    UK Parliament Committees · 16209 · Source

  9. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  10. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  11. Record

    Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP · Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

    UK Parliament Committees · 16135 · Source

  12. Record

    · Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)

    UK Parliament Committees · 16136 · Source

  13. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  14. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  15. Record

    · The Ulster Unionist Party

    UK Parliament Committees · 16133 · Source

  16. Record

    · Alliance Party

    UK Parliament Committees · 16134 · Source

  17. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  18. Record

    Professor Catherine Barnard · University of Cambridge

    UK Parliament Committees · 15970 · Source

  19. Record

    Dr Richard Corbett CBE, Former MEP

    UK Parliament Committees · 15970 · Source

  20. Record

    Professor John Erik Fossum · University of Oslo

    UK Parliament Committees · 15970 · Source

  21. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  22. Record

    · NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action)

    UK Parliament Committees · 15820 · Source

  23. Record

    · Co-operation Ireland

    UK Parliament Committees · 15820 · Source

  24. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  25. Record

    · The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

    UK Parliament Committees · 15663 · Source

  26. Record

    · Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU)

    UK Parliament Committees · 15663 · Source

  27. Record

    Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 769 · Source

  28. Record

    Mr George Peretz KC BL · Monckton Chambers

    UK Parliament Committees · 15595 · Source

  29. Record

    Dr Clare Rice · School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

    UK Parliament Committees · 15595 · Source

  30. Record

    Roderick Crawford · Policy Exchange

    UK Parliament Committees · 15595 · Source

What investigators usually do next
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
Relationships

Connections worth following

Connections published against a shared identifier. Nothing is inferred from names.

Why this is here · Shows who this entity connects to through published identifiers — the route to the next entity.

Political

31 connections · no counted evidence supporting records

Newest activity 27 Jan 2026

  • The Baroness Goudie · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness Goudie · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness Ludford · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Baroness Ludford · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Baroness O'Loan DBE MRIA · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness O'Loan DBE MRIA · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Baroness Sanderson of Welton · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Baroness Sanderson of Welton · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC · Chair

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2026-01-27No counted sources

  • The Lord Empey Kt OBE · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Empey Kt OBE · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Lexden OBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Lexden OBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord McInnes of Kilwinning CBE · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord McInnes of Kilwinning CBE · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Thomas of Gresford OBE KC · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Thomas of Gresford OBE KC · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Willis of Knaresborough · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Lord Willis of Knaresborough · Member

    former member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Hain · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Hain · Member

    current member

    No counted recordsPolitical · 2025-01-30No counted sources

Other connections

1 connection · no counted evidence supporting records

Newest activity 30 Jan 2025

  • The Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC · Chair

    chair

    No counted recordsOther connections · 2025-01-30No counted sources
What investigators usually do next
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
Evidence

The evidence

Source documents grouped by the domain that published them.

Why this is here · The underlying source records, grouped by the body that published them.

Record

166 documents · 2025-03-19 → 2026-07-16

Published by UK Parliament Committees.

  • Minutes 7th meeting 8 July 2026

    UK Parliament Committees · 16 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Dermot Nesbitt

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 17991

    Open source ↗

  • Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) · ART0022

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Environmental Justice Network Ireland · ART0021

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Sinn Féin · ART0020

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • NICVA · ART0019

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Irish Congress of Trade Unions · ART0018

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • UK Travel Retail Forum · ART0017

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Women's Policy Group NI via Women's Resource & Development Agency · ART0016

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Human Rights Consortium · ART0015

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • UK Government · ART0014

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Animal Health Distributers Association (AHDA) · ART0013

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Prof Rory O'Connell · ART0012

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · ART0011

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Migrant Workers' Union - Northern Ireland · ART0010

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • · ART0009

    UK Parliament Committees · 15 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Dermot Nesbitt · ART0008

    UK Parliament Committees · 09 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework

    UK Parliament Committees · 08 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Professor Monica McWilliams

    UK Parliament Committees · 08 Jul 2026 · 17954

    Open source ↗

  • Dermot Nesbitt

    UK Parliament Committees · 08 Jul 2026 · 17954

    Open source ↗

  • Mark Durkan

    UK Parliament Committees · 08 Jul 2026 · 17954

    Open source ↗

  • Minutes 6th Meeting 1 July 2026

    UK Parliament Committees · 08 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Submission to the House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Article 2 Windsor Framework. Cyrus Rowshangohar · ART0007

    UK Parliament Committees · 02 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

  • Prof Aoife O'Donoghue · ART0006

    UK Parliament Committees · 02 Jul 2026 · 769

    Open source ↗

Showing 25 of 166 records in this domain.

What investigators usually do next
  • ProvenanceVerify the publisher and licence behind each record.
  • RelationshipsFollow a published identifier to the next entity.
Coverage

How complete this is

What is imported, from whom, and what is still missing.

Why this is here · States what is imported and what is missing, so an absence is never mistaken for a fact.

135 records imported

Date range not yet published · No backfill running

Verified— Matched to an authoritative published record.
Publisher totals and known limitations
Publisher totals
  • UK Parliament135 · 100%
Known limitations
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • Responses appear only where the committee publishes a response document against a report id.
  • Publishers have not dated every record in this corpus.
What investigators usually do next
  • ProvenanceVerify the publisher and licence behind each record.
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
Provenance

Where every fact came from

Publisher, licence, version and import run behind each source.

Why this is here · Names the publisher, licence and import run behind every record, so the page can be checked.

Memberships

Publisher
UK Parliament
Licence
Not published by the source
Version
Not published by the source
Import run
Not published by the source
Replay hash
Not published by the source
Material version
Not published by the source
Source URL
Not published by the source
Validation
records_imported

Inquiries

Publisher
UK Parliament
Licence
Not published by the source
Version
Not published by the source
Import run
Not published by the source
Replay hash
Not published by the source
Material version
Not published by the source
Source URL
Not published by the source
Validation
import_not_started

Evidence sessions

Publisher
UK Parliament
Licence
Not published by the source
Version
Not published by the source
Import run
Not published by the source
Replay hash
Not published by the source
Material version
Not published by the source
Source URL
Not published by the source
Validation
records_imported

Reports

Publisher
UK Parliament
Licence
Not published by the source
Version
Not published by the source
Import run
Not published by the source
Replay hash
Not published by the source
Material version
Not published by the source
Source URL
Not published by the source
Validation
records_imported

Government responses

Publisher
UK Parliament
Licence
Not published by the source
Version
Not published by the source
Import run
Not published by the source
Replay hash
Not published by the source
Material version
Not published by the source
Source URL
Not published by the source
Validation
records_imported
What investigators usually do next
  • CoverageCheck what is missing before drawing a conclusion.
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.