Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 27 February 2026.
Stephen Gethins
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the date Peter Mandelson ceased being employed by her Department.
Mike Wood
Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister was consulted on a severance payment to Lord Mandelson.
Stephen Gethins
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis Peter Mandelson was dismissed from his post as Ambassador to the USA.
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set out an update on the Government's process. We will set out further details in due course. The Government wishes to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.
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