Question follow-through · 94018

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has approved a severance payment for Lord Mandelson.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
2 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has approved a severance payment for Lord Mandelson.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The termination of Lord Mandelson’s contract was subject to normal HR processes within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Where appropriate, severance payments for FCDO employees are reported in the departmental annual reports and ac...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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