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Written question asked by Alex Burghart (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Lord Mandelson

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups or (b) turning off the auto-delete policy on Number 10 computers.

Answer

I refer you to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and the Oral Statement on the 23rd February, in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, which set out an update on the Government's process and that Departments have been instructed to retain material that may be relevant to the motion.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125701
Session
2024-26
Related items
Lord Mandelson
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Diplomatic service Email Prime Minister Public appointments Mandelson, Lord USA
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