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Lord Mandelson

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 16 July 2026UIN 13161

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates did (a) Cat Little, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and (b) Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary, find out that Lord Mandelson had failed UKSV clearance.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary’s evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 23 April 2026.

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