Question follow-through · 113703

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish applications made by Lord Mandelson to the Advisory Committee to Business Appointments between May 2010 and May 2012.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 20 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 24 Feb 2026
Answer: 8 Apr 2026 · 47 calendar days after tabling

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

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish applications made by Lord Mandelson to the Advisory Committee to Business Appointments between May 2010 and May 2012.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2026
Answer published
Information about historic Business Application Rules applications can be found on GOV.UK. The 2010-2011 Advisory Committee to Business Appointments Annual Report can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7d965340f0b65084e76188/T...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Chris Wormald

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministerial Direction of 16 February 2026, whether the outgoing Cabinet Secretary will receive an early termination exit payment based on the same methodology as the previous Cabinet Secret

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lord Doyle

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office of 12 February 2026, Official Report, Column 932, on Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion, if he will publishin

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Josh Simons

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Columns 28 and 29, whether the Independent Adviser will consider the con

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary was appointed on the advice of the retiring Cabinet Secretary.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cabinet Office: Maternity Leave

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Parliamentary Secretary is scheduled to end her maternity leave.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Senior Civil Servants: Career Development

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Senior Civil Servants can be temporarily promoted without open and fair competition.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministers: Disciplinary Proceedings

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference 23 February 2026, Official Report, Column 29, on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, whether the Government is able to appoint an independent KC to investigate a suspended G

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diplomatic Service: USA

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her Department's policy is on the retention of the confidential report on the Consul General to New York.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Labour Together

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards’ review into Labour Together is being assisted by the Propriety and Ethics Team.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Appointments

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will place a copy in the Library of the most recent guidance on undertaking due diligence for a (a) regulated public appointment, (b) direct ministerial appointment and (c) special adviser.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

APCO Worldwide and Labour Together

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Column 27, if he will place a copy in the Library of the (a) referral le

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to his oral contribution of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, Column 29, whether a Minister can be investigated by the Independent Adviser w