Found: Kinnock (Labour)35 HOUSE OF LORDS LIAISON COMMITTEE • Lord Patten of Barnes (Conservative) • Lord Mandelson

Found: Lord Frost, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, Lord Mandelson, Lord Adonis and Lord Carrington are examples of

Found: One of the people sitting in your chair previously was Lord Mandelson.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23476 on USA: Diplomatic Service, if he will instruct Lord Mandelson to recuse himself from discussions on matters relating to Global Counsel's (a) EU and (b) China (i) clients and (ii) operations.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As in the answer of 20 January, there is a robust and established process in place for the management of interests held by all Senior Civil Servants. This process is designed to identify and, where necessary, mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest. This process applies in the normal way to Lord Mandelson's appointment. It is improper to discuss the specifics of any individual case.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have discussed the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the United States with the Trump administration since President Trump took office, and whether the Prime Minister and President Trump have discussed this appointment.

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump on 26 January, and the Foreign Secretary spoke to Secretary of State Rubio on 27 January. Lord Mandelson is going through the normal onboarding processes for a new Ambassador, and we expect him to take up his new post in the coming weeks.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson has disposed of his lobbying interests on his appointment as Ambassador to the United States.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Cabinet Office guidance outlines the process for declaring and resolving conflicts of interest for Senior Civil Servants. The guidance - which applies in this case - makes clear that, "Any actual conflicts of interest must be resolved in a way which removes the conflict."

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations 10 Downing Street has received from (a) Global Counsel and (b) Lord Mandelson on (i) the European Union and (ii) China since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk as part of the government’s transparency agenda.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has met Lord Mandelson since the general election; and whether he plans to meet him.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

As was the practice under the previous Administration, details of the Prime Minister’s official engagements will be announced in the usual way.

Found: Appointment of Lord Mandelson as the next British Ambassador to the United States of America

Found: Lord Mandelson spoke about the need for the UK to work closely with the EU to address foreign and security