Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Developments in Northern Ireland, 2022-23 5
1.1. Collapse of institutions 5
1.2. Legislative provision 5
1.3. May 2022 Assembly election 6
1.4. Attempts to elect a Speaker 8
1.5. The statutory deadline expires 10
1.6. Further legislative provision 11
1.7. Further attempts to elect a Speaker 12
1.8. Executive Formation Bill 13
1.9. The Windsor Framework and the "Stormont Brake" 13
1.10. Belfast/Good Friday Agreement anniversary 14
1.11. Interim Arrangements Bill 15
1.12. Northern Ireland Budget 16
1.13. Ongoing talks to restore devolved institutions 17
1.14. Unionist concerns regarding the Protocol 18
1.15. British-Irish talks 19
1.16. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee 20