Question follow-through · 110804
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions did the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff have with the then Permanent Under-Secretary of the department in relation to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Am
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions did the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff have with the then Permanent Under-Secretary of the department in relation to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Am
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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27 Feb 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set ou...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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