2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFurther to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part III, HC2-III, p
ReplyThe obligations and requirements of the Civil Service Code and Diplomatic Service Code are set out publicly. Peter Mandelson is no longer a civil servant.
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to Volumes 1 and 2 of the Government response to the Humble Address, if he will publish (a) internal notes and (b) readouts recorded on PMPost on the Prime Minister’s response to the submission on
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to introduction paragraph 22 of Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washin
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) publishing and (b) notifying Parliament of (i) non-legally binding partnerships and (ii) Memoranda of Understand
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 May in response to Question 2053. The same case by case consideration also applies to publication of Non-Legally Binding Instruments.
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFurther to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II, 1 June 2026, whethe
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address, and the answers given by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in response to questions during the Ge...
2 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June, which sets out the information available in response to the Humble Address. Aside from those ministers and senior UK officials whose meetings with external organisa...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether communications held by the No10 Political Office staff were deemed to be in scope of the Humble Address relating to Lord Mandelson.
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU GDPR on levels of regulation in the UK.
ReplyThe Government is committed to high data protection standards, protecting privacy while enabling responsible use of data for innovation and growth. The UK and EU have granted mutual adequacy decisions facilitating free flows of personal data. This is impo...
2 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, further to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washi
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the response on 10 June to Question 5980. In addition, the Hon Member references the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM ...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether discussions on embassy staffing in relation to Matthew Doyle were deemed to be in scope of the Humble Address relating to Lord Mandelson.
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf he will publish a copy of the Downing Street and Cabinet Office press office lobby script and associated Q&A of 1 June 2026 for the release of Volume 2 of the return to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
ReplyAs was the case under the previous administration, internal briefing products are not published.
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFurther to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part I, HC2-I, publi
ReplyGlobal Counsel was registered with the Office of the Register of Consultist Lobbyists, on its Register from 10 August 2016. During the period referred to (at pages 157-161 of Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 Fe...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFurther to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part III, HC2-III, p
ReplyI 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...
2 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedFurther to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume II Part III, HC2-III, p
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to the Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality, available on gov.uk.
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 124130 on Government Departments: Communication, whether the special advisers who reviewed the branding guidance included special advisers from the Offic
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIn what month he will start negotiating the cost of the Erasmus+ scheme in 2028; and what the deadline is for final decision on affiliation for a second year.
ReplyA decision of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed by the previous government, amending Protocol I of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, finalised the UK’s association to Erasmus...
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 121753 on Erasmus+ Programme, whether he plans to bring forward a debatable motion in Parliament to approve the (a) association and (b) cost.
ReplyA decision of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed by the previous government, amending Protocol I of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, finalised the UK’s association to Erasmus...
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat the policy is of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards on reading representations made to him.
ReplyThe work undertaken by the Independent Adviser is in accordance with their terms of reference which is published on gov.uk. The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is independent of Government.
29 May 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 18 February 2026, to Question HL13979, on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, if he will place in the Library a copy of the political affiliation limited dataset used by
ReplyThe Cabinet Office does not hold the final dataset used by the Commissioner for Public Appointments in his 2024-25 Annual Report. The Commissioner for Public Appointments is independent of Government.