Question follow-through · 202
Jonathan Powell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Chagos negotiations.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Jonathan Powell was subject to security vetting (a) before or (b) after he was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on the Chagos negotiations.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 3 March in response to Question 115118.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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