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Defence: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, and the Defence Digital contracts with KPMG LLP, for wha

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, and the Defence Digital contracts with KPMG LLP, for wha

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    In relation to the defence contract, the social values chosen align to the requirements of the contract and the rationale of social value. Furthermore, it is also a mandatory requirement for Social Value to form Key Performance Indicators within public se...

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Possible follow-up questions

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Palantir

4 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2025, to Question 77563, on Palantir, which representatives of (a) his department and (b) the Armed Forces accompanied the Prime Minister.

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Palantir

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there was any communication between his Department and Global Counsel in relation to the visit by the Prime Minister to the Washington offices of Palantir.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

USA: Military Bases

4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Summary of the UK Government legal position: The legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian regional attacks, of 1 March 2026, whether it is the policy position of HM Government that UK Gov

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Palantir

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 110806 on Palantir, whether the Office of the UK Defence Attache holds any record of the meeting.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Palantir

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Exit Management Plan for the UK MoD Enterprise Agreement with Palantir Technologies UK Ltd.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Palantir

11 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2026, to Question 110806, on Palantir, whether any other defence or Armed Forces staff accompanied the UK's Defence Attaché to the United States on the visit.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Small Businesses

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement rules on bank lending to SME companies involved in defence.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces: Data Protection

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of the public availability of geolocated fitness data on national security, including the potential identification and tracking of (a) UK Armed Force

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119052 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, on what date did his department last report its NATO spending to NATO, and for what financial year was the report.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Innovation and Research

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's document entitled MOD Area of Research Interest, published on 15 January 2018, what plans his Department has to update this document.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Palantir

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) key performance indicators and (b) social value requirements for Palantir’s contracts with his Department.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Global Counsel

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 110806 on Palantir, whether the Defence Attaché to the United States has corresponded with, or met, representatives of Global Counsel since July 2024.