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Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement of 11 March 2026, Official Report, Column 364, on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion, for what reason she did not receive the r

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
3 Jul 2026
Target answer date
7 Jul 2026
Answer
13 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement of 11 March 2026, Official Report, Column 364, on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion, for what reason she did not receive the r

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The process around approval of the payment was set out by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in his statement to the House on 11 March. When officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) submitted the business case to HM Trea...

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