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HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewI think the question has been withdrawn, Mr Speaker.23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewAs I have said, the independent adviser will be looking at the testimony and evidence in relation to the Minister in question and advising the Prime Minister in relation to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewAs I have said, in relation to anything that the Government are responsible for, we of course uphold the principles that the hon. Member speaks passionately about, and which we in…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewAs my hon. Friend knows, Labour Together is a private organisation. It is a question for its board what it does in relation to its conduct. As I have said already to the House,…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewInvestigations by Select Committees of this House are a matter for those Select Committees. The Government will always comply with requests from Committees.23 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionLast week, the House made a Humble Address to His Majesty for the Government to disclose material surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States…12 Feb 2026HANSARDCabinet Office… I have been informed that a Bill of that nature has not been brought before Parliament since 1478 —[Interruption.] No, the 1917 Bill was about a collective group of peers who…10 Feb 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeOn the Bill, as I informed the House last week, the Government’s preference is to bring forward legislation that could be applied to any peer who has breached the rules and…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeAs I said in my statement, the vast majority of Members of this House, and also civil servants and other political appointments in the other place, come into politics to serve the…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeMy hon. Friend is right to bring us back to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and to all women and girls who have been subjected to these atrocious crimes across the country, because…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe hon. Member will know that the Government are committed to working with peers in the other place to modernise the House of Lords and that we agree that that needs to happen.…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeAs the hon. Lady will have heard, if the Prime Minister had had access to the information that he now has about the depth and extent of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe right hon. Gentleman will know that the Prime Minister apologised last Thursday for having appointed Peter Mandelson to the post. As he said repeatedly, had he seen the…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI can confirm that the Government will be working with the Intelligence and Security Committee; meetings are happening today and tomorrow morning about that. The Government are…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI agree with my hon. Friend. As I said, the Foreign Office will come forward with more information in due course.09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeMy hon. Friend will know that it was a clear manifesto commitment of our party to ban second jobs for Members of Parliament, except in limited circumstances such as those…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe right hon. Member is right that the public do not expect party political bickering on these issues; they expect problems to be solved and justice to be sought for those who…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeAs I have repeated to the House, there must be rules that apply in all circumstances, to all people, in respect of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and to appointments…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI point the hon. Lady to the duty of candour provisions that we are bringing forward in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, which will include criminal sanctions for those…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeAs my hon. Friend will have heard in my statement, the Government are pursuing a number of avenues, including the potential for more routine annual disclosure of financial and…09 Feb 2026