Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 120407

Lord Mandelson

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson’s (a) salary and (b) allowances whilst a member of the Senior Civil Service were liable for income tax and National Insurance, and whether he was resid

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The same tax rules applied to Mr Mandelson's remuneration as apply to all other permanent UK civil service staff working overseas on standard contracts for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.