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Palantir

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.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    In line with the Humble Address motion agreed on 4 February, any information relevant to this and other questions regarding Mr Mandelson's appointment to, employment in, and withdrawal from, his posting as His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States wil...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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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.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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

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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.

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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.

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 Office of the UK Defence Attaché had any discussions with Global Counsel in relation to the visit.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Defence: Finance

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2026 to Question 113713 on Defence: Finance, what proportion of his Department's budget did not count towards the NATO percentage defence spending in 2024-25; and whether the