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HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe tranche of documents will be published in the normal way to ensure that parliamentary privilege is attached to those documents and any debate that we subsequently have in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateCabinet Ministers have received instructions from the Cabinet Office about the declaration of the information that they hold on either corporate or personal communications…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy hon. Friend is exactly right to raise that question. The terms of reference have been confirmed with Adrian Fulford. That work has been started, and I expect it to complete in…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateIt is not for the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to speak about whipping arrangements at the Dispatch Box. I will leave that to the Chief Whip and the usual channels. The…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for his question and confirm that the Government share the view that it is not the fault of the Intelligence and Security Committee…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateAs has been alluded to at the Dispatch Box, there were documents that the Humble Address warranted to be published as part of that process. The Cabinet Office was very clear about…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe hon. Gentleman asked me a number of questions, which I will take in turn. To the question of where the documents are, those in scope of the Humble Address are currently in one…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe House will appreciate that I cannot comment on individual applications of policy in relation to private individuals who are no longer employed by the Government, but I…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy best answer is to refer my hon. Friend to the contracts finder tool, which publishes all public procurement contracts and their value. In relation to questions of the internal…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateGiven the upcoming Prorogation and state opening of Parliament, I thought it would be helpful to return to the House to provide an update on the progress the Government have made…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for his question. As has been said at the Dispatch Box before, it was previously due process that for the appointments of ambassadors and direct ministerial…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI always enjoy the right hon. Gentleman’s interventions, but that did not pertain to the statement before us. [ Interruption. ]27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI can confirm that the Government’s agreed process with the Committee stands.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy hon. Friend is right. There is a whole series of processes that this Government inherited as the status quo, including the due process from the previous Administration that was…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateThe hon. Gentleman sets out the process that has been agreed between the Committee and the Government and, as I have said to other members of the Committee, that process stands.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy hon. Friend asks an important question. As has been said before, at the heart of this entire scandal are the victims of the most heinous crimes who have yet to see any justice…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateRedactions are done in line with the policy I set out previously.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI refer to my previous answer about standing by the commitment made between the Government and the Committee. There is an established process for any disagreement through a…27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am sorry that the hon. Member is not happy with my performance—I will try harder in future. In relation to his question, I refer him to my previous answer.27 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI refer the right hon. Gentleman to my previous answer.27 Apr 2026