Question follow-through · 60617
Palantir: Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government security risk assessment of sensitive data contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies Inc.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government security risk assessment of sensitive data contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies Inc.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2025
Answer published
It is long-standing policy that the Government does not disclose the specifics of its security arrangements, including with suppliers.The UK takes national security extremely seriously and has taken robust action to ensure the security of sensitive govern...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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