Member

The Cabinet Office team responsible for the Government’s response to the humble Address has been working through a large quantity of material, working closely with many officials across Whitehall, particularly in the Foreign Office. The team has been seeking to take an approach to sifting and publishing information that allows it to respond to the will of this House thoroughly but expeditiously, and in line with the approach taken by previous Governments in responding to humble Addresses. This includes co-ordinating a number of requests to government departments to identify documents potentially in scope of the humble Address, particularly electronic communications and the minutes of meetings between individuals and Peter Mandelson. This is the section of the Motion that has the broadest scope.