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HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the Cabinet Office review into Labour Together and APCO Worldwide.23 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address Motion(Urgent Question): To ask the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to make a statement on the Government’s response to the Humble Address agreed by this House on 4 February 2026,…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThank you for granting this urgent question, without which hon. Members would not have had a chance to question Ministers before recess. Obviously, the House will rise for recess…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionSpecial advisers in your Department are.12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThank you very much, Mr Speaker— I could not have put it better myself.12 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic ServicesI am very grateful to the Minister for that direct response. Will he also commit to return to this House before Easter to update Members on the work that his Department has done…11 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic ServicesOver the past 10 days we have seen a number of revelations about the procurement of services and goods and the provision of sensitive information during Peter Mandelson’s time as…11 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWithout wishing to be distracted from the motion at play, I have seen Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland of all parties in successive Governments try hard to ensure that…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am glad that the hon. Lady agrees with us that the ISC should be used in this context. I am glad that there is agreement between her and me that those on the Government Front…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy right hon. and learned Friend speaks from a position of experience. He is entirely right; the House is fortunate to have the ISC and that is one of the functions that it can…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. The Humble Address is obviously about Lord Mandelson’s appointment. However, the point…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way one more time and then I intend to make some progress.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way to my right hon. Friend.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions to require the Government to lay before this House all…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way one more time.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point—one that is central to our considerations and to which I will return. I have mentioned the conduct of Peter Mandelson while he…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am glad that it is not my problem, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend is right: the appointment of this man was absolutely the Prime Minister’s responsibility. Today we are trying to…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAs my right hon. Friend knows, the Government developed an appetite for candour and then lost their appetite. That Bill has disappeared into the ether. Too much candour would do…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way in a moment; I would like to make a little progress. It was reported this morning in the press that in September, following Peter Mandelson’s sacking, there was a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThere is no doubt that the Prime Minister’s judgment is being called sharply into question at this moment. It is becoming harder to see how any of us can rely on his judgment in…04 Feb 2026