Question follow-through · 112181

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Ministers on whether they may pro-actively disclose their communications with Lord Mandelson prior to the publication of the Government’s response to the Humble Address.

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 10 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 12 Feb 2026
Answer: 10 Mar 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Ministers on whether they may pro-actively disclose their communications with Lord Mandelson prior to the publication of the Government’s response to the Humble Address.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
I refer you to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th 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 out an updat...

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