Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update

Lincoln Jopp Excerpts

Monday 27th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Darren Jones]

I assume that to be the case.

[Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne) (Con)]

I thank the Minister for his statement, in which he said that

“the Government will not publish information that undermines or threatens our country’s national security or international relations.”

My question is: in whose judgment? Ultimately, is that the judgment of an official or of a Minister? If it is that of a Minister, which one?

[Darren Jones]

In the first instance, officials make those judgments and refer those requests to the Intelligence and Security Committee, where parliamentarians take a view.