Question follow-through · 18046

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 111932 on Lord Mandelson, what discussions (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Paul Ovenden had via email on that matter.

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 13 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 15 Jul 2026
Answer: 3 Sept 2026 · 52 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 111932 on Lord Mandelson, what discussions (a) Morgan McSweeney and (b) Paul Ovenden had via email on that matter.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 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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