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FOI/202600507914 · FOI · partially withheld

Lord Mandelson communications: FOI release

Published
2026-07-22
Received
2026-02-21
Responded
2026-03-20
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector
Exemptions
25(1)

Information requested

- Communications referring to Peter Mandelson (Lord Mandelson), since 1 February 2025.

- Communications with Peter Mandelson (Lord Mandelson), since 1 February 2025.

Response

All of the information you have requested is available from the following links:

Information regarding First Minister meeting with United States President: FOI release - gov.scot Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: July 2025 - gov.scot Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2025 - gov.scot Swinney orders investigation into Scottish Government dealings with Mandelson | The Independent First Minister's visit to Washington DC - Interactions with Lord Peter Mandelson: FOI release - gov.scot First Minister's visit to Washington DC - Meetings with Lord Peter Mandelson and the attendance to the State Banquet: FOI release - gov.scot Note of a call between the First Minister and Lord Peter Mandelson: FOI release - gov.scot

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

Detected exemption language

Response All of the information you have requested is available from the following links: Information regarding First Minister meeting with United States President: FOI release - gov.scot Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: July 2025 - gov.scot Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2025 - gov.scot Swinney orders investigation into Scottish Government dealings with Mandelson | The Independent First Minister's visit to Washington DC - Interactions with Lord Peter Mandelson: FOI release - gov.scot First Minister's visit to Washington DC - Meetings with Lord Peter Mandelson and the attendance to the State Banquet: FOI release - gov.scot Note of a call between the First Minister and Lord Peter Mandelson: FOI release - gov.scot Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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