Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.

Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion

Lords statement to update the House of the Government's response to the Humble Address of 4 February 2026.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 854 cc763-783
Session: 2024-26
Department: Cabinet Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Lord Mandelson
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons; Lord Mandelson
Monday, 30 March 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Finn | 854 cc769-772 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in discussing this matter we must, as always, keep Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and their ...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 854 cc773-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we on these Benches hesitate to criticise the due diligence process by the security ser...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 cc774-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their questions. It is incredibly important tha...; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 854 cc765-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, is participating remotely and I invite him to ...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 854 cc766-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend the Minister for bringing to the House this excellent St...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 cc767-778 (Link to this contribution)
It is a true joy to see my noble friend, if only on a screen. I am so pleased that he is well eno...; Lord Pannick | 854 c778 (Link to this contribution)
Would the Minister agree that one of the ironies of this sorry saga is that His Majesty’s Governm...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c778 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord, as ever, raises an interesting and non-straightforward point for me to answer. On...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 854 c769 (Link to this contribution)
The private lives of the decadent rich are always going to arouse interest in the media and with ...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c773 (Link to this contribution)
Before I answer the substance of the question, while I appreciate the issues that were raised, th...; Lord Swire | 854 c779 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, made an extremely pertinent point about Lord Mandelson’s predecesso...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c775 (Link to this contribution)
It may be helpful to inform your Lordships’ House that the previous ambassador to America had com...; Lord Harper | 854 c775 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the humble Address referred on several occasions to electronic communications between o...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c776 (Link to this contribution)
To confirm, all electronic communication is in scope and will be released in future tranches of m...; Lord West of Spithead | 854 c780 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I understand that the complexities of employment law mean that you have to pay someone ...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c780 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wondered how my noble friend was going to get a warship into this question—and, as ev...; Lord Redwood | 854 c778 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is it the Government’s case that Lord Mandelson misled them to get the appointment? Can...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c778 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord will be able to read any and all correspondence for himself as further tranches ar...; Lord Faulks | 854 c778 (Link to this contribution)
Further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord West, I understand that the amount that Lord Ma...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c779 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord raises an important and valid point. In this instance, it was considered a sensibl...; Baroness Hoey | 854 c779 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Minister quite rightly referred to Epstein as a despicable person, as did the Prime...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c779 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Baroness is absolutely right that Mr Epstein was a despicable and horrendous human bein...; Lord Harris of Haringey | 854 c779 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Grade of Yarmouth | 854 c780 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Katz | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we have time to hear from both Benches. Let us go to the Labour Benches first and then ...; Lord Harris of Haringey | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is not the first political appointment to an ambassadorship, including that in Was...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend is absolutely right. There have been several political appointments, as I have sa...; Lord Grade of Yarmouth | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My diplomatic friends tell me that, if they are up for a sensitive posting abroad, the due dilige...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is not. It is exactly the same in terms of the security and vetting processes. I wou...; Baroness Foster of Oxton | 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, following the comment from my noble friend, and as I mentioned before, the vetting proc...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have tried not to be party political on this, but I find it a little rich to be takin...; 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
Oh!; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
Noble Lords can listen to me or not, but the concept that our appointing a Minister to review the...; Baroness Coffey | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Katz | 854 c781 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we will hear from somebody on the Conservative Benches.; Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury | 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Baroness Coffey | 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c782 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we are, hopefully, discussing the concept of rebuilding trust in politics and how we ta...; Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury | 854 c783 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is it the case that, in the course of the appointment of Lord Mandelson, the Prime Mini...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c783 (Link to this contribution)
Noble Lords will appreciate that there is ongoing material, which will be published. All of that ...; Baroness Coffey | 854 c783 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this feels a bit “Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil” in the casual way that the ...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 854 c783 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I believe I have said on numerous occasions that this is the first tranche of material ...
Subjects: Disclosure of information Codes of practice Criminal investigation Conduct Diplomatic service House of Lords Disqualification Intelligence and Security Committee Dismissal National security Public appointments Redundancy pay Ministers Peers Metropolitan Police Mandelson, Lord Vetting USA Addresses to the Crown Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Epstein, Jeffrey
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Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion

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