Question follow-through · 111151
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson has retained a Civil Service pension during his tenure in the Senior Civil Service as Ambassador to the United States.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Peter Mandelson has retained a Civil Service pension during his tenure in the Senior Civil Service as Ambassador to the United States.
9 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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