Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, published on 11 March (HC1774-1), whether they issued guidance to ministers and officials about relevant material that had been subject to automatic deletion due to retention policies.

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member