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Lord Mandelson

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 9599

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will investigate archived records to determine whether Lord Mandelson visited Jeffery Epstein's Zorro Ranch whilst Business Secretary.

Answered by Chris Bryant

Official records of overseas Ministerial travel for 2008-09 and 2009-10 are available on gov.uk.


It would be inappropriate to comment further given that there is a police investigation ongoing. The government remains committed to supporting the police and their investigation.

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