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HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThe shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster asked me a number of questions, which I shall take in turn. The first was on the severance payment. He asked me why that payment…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThe Prime Minister has said that he regrets believing the lies of Peter Mandelson and that, had he known the depth and extent of the relationship that we now all know and have…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his years of work on that issue. I can confirm that the wide-ranging set of reviews that are taking place today will happily receive…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend will know that there is an ongoing criminal investigation in this country and that investigations are happening in the United States, in Congress and elsewhere. As…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionAll the documents that are available in relation to Peter Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal are published in the tranche today, subject to those that have been held back by…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionIn relation to the tax-free treatment for payments following dismissal without recourse to the employment tribunal, those are the tax rules that exist in all circumstances in this…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I can only apologise to Members of the House if answers to parliamentary questions have not been quick enough to meet their…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionI apologise to the House if we were a few minutes short of the standard 45 minutes to an hour prior to the statement in publishing the documents, but I can confirm that they have…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The issues raised in the Cabinet note that has, I understand, been leaked to journalists are important and the Government…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not recognise the discrepancy. As I have said to the House previously, there was a temporary appointment to the role in…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionAs I have said to the House, the Prime Minister regrets having appointed Peter Mandelson ambassador to the United States. It was the wrong decision, and he has apologised for it.…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend and I are members of the labour movement because we share the same values. We are here to represent the voices of working people and those across the country who…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThe advice is in the bundle of documents published today; the hon. Gentleman will have to forgive my not being able to refer him to precisely the right page. While it is not for…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThat was not the rationale. The documents will speak for themselves.11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend will see from the documents that are being published today that those commercial interests were raised by the Cabinet Office, and that established processes were in…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend is right to raise the bigger issues in question about the process of appointment, disclosure and deceit, and the rules that are in place. Above and beyond all that,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy hon. Friend and the House will see from the bundle of documents published today that the Government acted on the basis of legal advice in awarding that settlement payment, but…11 Mar 2026