Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 105838
Lord Mandelson
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there was a cost to the public purse for external legal advice relating to the departure of Lord Mandelson as (a) Ambassador and (b) from the Civil Service.
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Government has established processes to seek external legal advice in line with normal practice. The Government does not routinely comment on specific legal advice that it may or may not have received.