Question follow-through · 112206
Palantir: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Lord Mandelson played while Ambassador to the United States on advising on the awarding of defence contracts to Palantir.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role Lord Mandelson played while Ambassador to the United States on advising on the awarding of defence contracts to Palantir.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 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.
Later records
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