Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Oliver Robbins was given (a) a formal or (b) an informal steer from Downing Street (i) civil servants or (ii) special advisers to take steps to facilitate Lord Mandelson’s appointment as Ambassador.

I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan police.