Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Debate

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Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address

Julian Lewis Excerpts
Monday 16th March 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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Where the Government have the ability to take action to ensure transparency and accountability on this matter, they are making sure that they do so. For organisations that are outside of Government, it is for those organisations to consider such requests.

Julian Lewis Portrait Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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It is not much good blaming the process when it is as plain as a pikestaff that the Government knew that Peter Mandelson’s appointment was, to put it mildly, extremely dodgy. If there were any conversations held, over the telephone or face to face, or any private emails sent from people’s personal email addresses, will they be made available to this House?

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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The documents that fall within the scope of the Humble Address will be made available to the House in the way that I have set out.