Question follow-through · 87332
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether due diligence undertaken by his Department for the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador considered (a) Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and (b) Global Counsel’s work in China.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 13 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether due diligence undertaken by his Department for the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador considered (a) Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and (b) Global Counsel’s work in China.
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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13 Nov 2025
Answer published
Due diligence was undertaken prior to the appointment of the former Ambassador to the United States, and was part of an established process to collate relevant information as part of the identification and selection of the appointee. I refer the Hon. Memb...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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