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Lord Mandelson

Commons · Question 6276 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

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Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps were taken to help mitigate potential conflicts of interest arising from Lord Mandelson's commercial interests before she took up the post of Ambassador to the Uni

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Answered by Seema Malhotra, 10 Jun 2026

As has been made clear in documents that were published in the Government's response to the Humble Address, on 1 June 2026, measures were put in place to manage Peter Mandelson's declared conflicts of interest. As was also made clear in the Chief Secretar...