Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update

Jerome Mayhew Excerpts

Monday 27th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[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.

[Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham) (Con)]

One of the glaring omissions in the first release of documentation was the Prime Minister’s response to his box notes about the proposed appointment of Peter Mandelson. The Government have now had three months to think about it. Will the Minister set out whether there is any reason why those documents will not be part of the next release?

[Darren Jones]

All the documents that the Government hold in relation to the initial appointment and subsequent dismissal have been published in the first tranche, and all subsequent relevant documents will be published in the second.