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HANSARDEU: Mutual InterestsThose trips sound wonderful, and my hon. Friend is right to raise the issue, which impacts many families travelling to Europe. The Government work to strengthen the UK’s…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way to the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and then my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen).04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the existing mechanisms of scrutiny, and I give her great credit for her work. As I have said in response to Opposition Members, I will…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is the victims—the women and girls who were victims of the trafficking and the appalling, abhorrent behaviour of Jeffrey Epstein—who should…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will make a bit of progress, then I will give way a few more times. Not only has the Cabinet Office referred the evidence about Peter Mandelson’s time as a Minister to the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman in one moment. The Government should rightly be tested and questioned by this House, but the action that is taken by this Government is…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThe Prime Minister answered that question at Prime Minister’s questions. He was lied to about the depth and extent of the relationship.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI absolutely agree; my hon. Friend expresses the anger felt by many across the House.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI will make some more progress, before giving way a few more times. Members will recall that back in September—in the light of the additional information contained in emails…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWell, I hope that the House always takes me at my word when I say that I will take these matters away with me. The Cabinet Secretary will be taking independent advice on the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI think my hon. Friend and I have similar memories of that particular Parliament. To give an example, in the motion relating to Lebedev, we included the words, “in a form which…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonBeyond the deadline to amend the motion—a familiar situation that the right hon. and learned Member and I have found ourselves in before—I want to say something very clearly. I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI hope the House takes in good faith what I have sought to do in the course of my speech, let alone in the course of the debate. I think that scrutiny of the process is very…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonNo. The scope of the motion could also include thousands of documents. It is obviously in the national interest to protect national security, and to be transparent and act with…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonLet me make some progress, and I might come back to interventions. The Government have tabled amendment (a), so that documents are published unless they prejudice national…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am someone who rewards effort, so as the right hon. Gentleman has put in such effort, I will give way.04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI hope the House has seen, even over the course of this debate, the constructive approach I have tried to take on the role of the ISC in this process. That is precisely what I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDMembership of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership AssemblyLord Stirrup KG GCB AFC has been appointed as a full representative and vice-chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in place of Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO. The hon.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonAs I think I have already said, I will take the point away. My hon. Friend knows from our personal details on a different matter my respect for the Intelligence and Security…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI beg to move amendment (a), at the end to add “except papers prejudicial to UK national security or international relations.” Members will be aware that the Government came to…04 Feb 2026