Written questions by Burghart.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has a policy on engagement with the Grandview Institution.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 118788, on Inter Mediate: Contracts, whether all payments to Inter Mediate are reported (a) in the FCDO monthly spending data published on gov.uk where such payments are above the reporting threshold and (b) in the Cabinet Office Grant Database published on gov.uk.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Whether her department was aware of the referral of Lord Mandelson to the National Crime Agency in 2024 in relation to matters connected with Jeffery Epstein.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson had access to the unpublished China Audit when he was Ambassador.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108749, on Government Actuary’s Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of the full specification of the commission to the Government Actuary’s Department on the calculations on the cost of the Chagos Treaty.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a severance payment has been approved for Oliver Robbins.

Based on the long-standing practices in place under successive governments, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not routinely comment on the individual terms and conditions of employment, or other personnel matters, relating to individual civil servants.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, if she will list the Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements, that do not have the status of a Treaty, that have been agreed by the Government with (a) foreign governments, (b) local, regional or state-level government tiers of foreign countries and (c) supranational organisations since 4 July 2024.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson received and was given Developed Vetting with STRAP clearance.

I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister's statement to the House on 20 April and his answers to the questions raised in response.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 261 of the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2024–2025, HC 1198, whether her Department considered declaring grants to Inter Mediate in 2024-25 as a related party transaction.

No change has been made to the approach to such grants since they were first made under the previous government of which the Hon Member was part.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Ministers in her Department were (a) consulted on and (b) approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer he received on 18 March in response to Question 120384.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington, Volume 1, HC1774-I, 11 March 2026, whether the Permanent Under-Secretary had discussions with Lord Mandelson, when Ambassador to the United States, about the Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice.

I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11 March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment was made of the potential impact of Lord Mandelson's shareholdings in Global Counsel on his suitability to be appointed as UK Ambassador to the United States prior to that appointment being made.

I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11 March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was investigated for misconduct under the Civil Servant Code.

I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11 March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 261-263 of the oral evidence session of the Foreign Affairs Committee entitled Oral evidence: Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, HC 385, 3 November 2025, if she will list the specific measures that were put in place with Lord Mandelson in relation to his Global Counsel shares and clients.

I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set out an update on the Government's process. We will set out further details in due course. The Government wishes to ensure that Parliament's instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88303 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, what progress he has made on responding to the correspondence of 15 August 2025 from the Rt hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar on Lord Mandelson.

I apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon Member's correspondence. A response was issued on 13 February.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2026, to Question 101383, on Government Actuary's Department: Freedom of Information, which department commissioned the Government Actuary's Department to make the calculations to discount the £34.7 billion cash term costs using (a) the GDP deflator and (b) social time discounting methodology; and which public body decided to use the social time methodology.

As set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to the UK-Mauritius Treaty, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) calculated the forecast costs of the deal by discounting the sums due to be paid to Mauritius over the duration of the treaty, using the standard Social Time Preference Rate (STPR) as set-out in the Treasury's Green Book. The average annual cost was calculated by applying the Office for Budgetary Responsibility forecast GDP Deflator to the future payments. The Government Actuary's Department was commissioned by the FCDO to review the calculations, which GAD verified at time of signature. In addition to this, the House of Commons Library verified these figures, and the Office for Statistics Regulation welcomed the Government's approach and said that it is in line with intelligent transparency. The Office for Budget Responsibility also confirmed that the discount rates were correct at the time of publication.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to my letter of 15 August 2025 on Lord Mandelson; and when the Government will formally respond to the (a) Stage 1 and (b) Stage 2 complaints in the letter in line with the Cabinet Office’s complaints process.

We apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon Member's correspondence. We will issue a reply shortly.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Prime Minister plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 15 August 2025 on Lord Mandelson; and when she plans to formally respond to the (a) Stage 1 and (b) Stage 2 complaints in the letter.

We apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon Member's correspondence. We will issue a reply shortly.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of the resettlement package for Lord Mandelson when he moved to the US; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the resettlement package for his return to the UK.

The department does not publish details of individuals' cases.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release of the US Committee on Oversight and Government Reform entitled Oversight Committee Releases Records Provided by the Epstein Estate, Chairman Comer Provides Statement published on 8 September 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the work of the UK Ambassador to the United States of America of the inclusion of the UK Ambassador's name in records released with this press release.

I refer the Honourable Member to the Urgent Question answer in the House of Commons on 11 September, Official Report, volume 772, column 1038.