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Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role did the UK National Security Advisor have in the (a) consideration, (b) selection and (c) appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States.

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role did the UK National Security Advisor have in the (a) consideration, (b) selection and (c) appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

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

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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