European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill [HL]
A Bill to make provision to modify the effect on domestic law of arrangements relating to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and for connected purposes.
- Introduced by
- Lord Dodds of Duncairn · Democratic Unionist Party · Life peer
- Originating house
- Lords
- Introduced
- 3 June 2026
- Last updated
- 28 October 2026
What this bill does
Currently at 1st Reading in the Lords.
Cuts back EU rules in UK law and gives ministers powers to remake them.
This Bill would change how parts of the Windsor Framework work in UK law, especially for Northern Ireland. It gives ministers broad powers over goods, customs, taxes and related rules, and would limit the role of the European Court in some cases. It also says continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor Framework in Northern Ireland would need cross-community support in the Assembly.
- Disapply or restrict the effect in UK law of specified Windsor Framework provisions, including parts of Article 5 and Annex 2.
- Give ministers powers to make new law on goods movement, customs, regulation of goods, subsidy control, VAT, excise duties and other taxes in connection with the Windsor Framework.
- Allow ministers to make additional changes to excluded provisions where they consider it necessary for listed purposes such as trade flow, welfare, biosecurity, the environment and tax alignment.
- Limit the role of the European Court in certain court and tribunal proceedings, including preventing new references to it in those cases.
- Make continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor Framework depend on cross-community support in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
- State that ministers must have regard to a UN principle about states refraining from actions against another state's territorial integrity when using powers under the Act.
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Progress
- 1st reading · Lords
- 2nd reading · Lords