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Morgan McSweeney: Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Volume 2-III of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to Morgan McSweeney’s oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, what is the status of t

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Cabinet Office
Tabled
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
18 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to Volume 2-III of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, and further to Morgan McSweeney’s oral evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, what is the status of t

  2. 11 Jun 2026

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  3. 18 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, in response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for...

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