Written question asked by Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 18 July 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 August 2023. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 August 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Windsor Framework

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many members sit on each of the sub-groups established under the Joint Consultative Working Group of the Windsor Framework; and who they are.

Answer: The structured sub-groups of the Joint Consultative Working Group are co-chaired by a designated official from the lead UK Government department and European Commission Directorate-General respectively. Where appropriate and by decision of the co-chairs, experts or other persons who are not members of delegations may be invited to attend meetings of the working group in order to provide information on a particular subject. As with the meetings themselves, the delegations for each structured sub-group are confidential unless otherwise decided by the co-chairs.

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