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Global Counsel

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 3 July 2026UIN 13201

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions if any (a) his department and (b) the Insolvency Service has had with Interpath as administrators to Global Counsel on the retention of emails relating to Lord Mandelson.

Answered by Chris Bryant

It would be inappropriate to provide detail or to comment on this given the live police investigation.

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