Question follow-through · 120381

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to pages 106 and 107 of the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1,

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to pages 106 and 107 of the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1,

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Chancellor did not have any discussions with the Foreign Secretary on this issue.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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