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Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Rt hon. Member for (a) Tottenham and (b) Ashton-Under-Lyne made representations on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Rt hon. Member for (a) Tottenham and (b) Ashton-Under-Lyne made representations on the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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