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Written Question
Lord Mandelson
Monday 9th February 2026

Asked by: Baroness Coffey (Conservative - Life peer)

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister, as of 3 February, had asked the Forfeiture Committee whether the Rt Hon Lord Mandelson should be stripped of his membership of the Privy Council.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The Forfeiture Committee has no role in relation to Privy Council appointments. Appointments to, and removals from, the Privy Council are made by The King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister announced on the 4th February that he had recommended to The King that Lord Mandelson be removed from the Privy Council.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Feb 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 110, which is about trying to understand which version of the Mental Capacity Act we are dealing with. Section 2 of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 would replace what was in the 2005 Act. It has not yet been implemented. I do not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Feb 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 73. One of the issues here is whether a disease is terminal without treatment. A simple example is type 1 diabetes. The World Health Organization classifies diabetes as a disease. That means that, under the Bill as it stands, as pointed out by witnesses …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Feb 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"In my Amendment 110, I was basically saying that there is a new section in waiting, and what is the Government’s intention regarding it? My amendment would put it in place a capacity measure in this legislation, and I want to try to understand the position. Also, I do not …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

"My Lords, I start by welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Roe, to the House. I am sure that his experience will be informative in many ways, including now as chair of the building safety regulator. I am sure his insight will be very valuable to the R&R committee in a …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Baroness Coffey (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 73 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295
Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"My Lords, noble Lords may want to consider Amendment 180A an amuse-bouche before we get back into the real meat and honey, as it were. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for having also signed this amendment. We have already made it clear that the Pensions Act …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"My Lords, I support Amendment 182 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted. Gosh, superfunds—that has been quite a journey. It must be about six years ago that I apparently received a letter from Andrew Bailey, who I think was running the Prudential Regulation Authority at the time. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill

"My Lords, Clause 49 is quite interesting. Clearly, we have been on a journey for some time. Going back 35 years, Maxwell raided his pension fund, completely screwing over his employees at the time, which led to the 1995 Act as a consequence. There were other items in there as …..."
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