Question follow-through · 111950

Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a central record of all government contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies; and what the value of those contracts was since 2019.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a central record of all government contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies; and what the value of those contracts was since 2019.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Palantir is not a strategic supplier and therefore information held by the Cabinet Office is limited. Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts pro...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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