Lord Mandelson
Commons · Question 80879 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will undertake a review of the (a) selection and (b) security process applied to appoint Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to the US; and if she will make it her policy to
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 20 Oct 2025
All appointees for Ambassador and High Commissioner roles are subject to pre-posting processes, including security vetting. We do not comment on the details of individual clearances or national security as a matter of course.