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Lord Mandelson

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 July 2026UIN 15349

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Cabinet Office Legal Advisers and (b) the National Security Adviser had a role in redaction of the material to be released in response to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I 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 Government’s methodology in complying with the Humble Address was set out in the Volume II publication.

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