Question follow-through · 112532
Lord Mandelson
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will launch an independent inquiry into the potential role of Peter Mandelson in negotiating contracts between the UK Government and Palantir; and if he will make it his policy to publish the results of th
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 35 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will launch an independent inquiry into the potential role of Peter Mandelson in negotiating contracts between the UK Government and Palantir; and if he will make it his policy to publish the results of th
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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17 Mar 2026
Answer published
Details of central government contracts above £12,000 for procurements commenced before 24 February 2025 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts procured under the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025, are published on the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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