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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 105247

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in his Department authorised the recall of National Archives papers due for release in December 2025 in relation to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

As a matter of routine and under the terms of the Public Records Act redactions are made to government documents where FOI exemptions that persist for historic records apply. Closures are approved by the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives before transfer to The National Archives. Any release is subject to an extensive review process, including engaging expert stakeholders and no list should be considered final until it is released to the public.

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