Question follow-through · 113367
Ministry of Defence: Palantir
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a cost impact assessment of announcing his Department's strategic partnership with Palantir on 18 September prior to signing a contract with Palantir on 30 December 2025.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 12 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
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a cost impact assessment of announcing his Department's strategic partnership with Palantir on 18 September prior to signing a contract with Palantir on 30 December 2025.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Strategic Partnership Arrangement announced on 18 September 2025 is a nonbinding statement of intent and did not create any financial commitments for the Department. The subsequent contract signed on 30 December 2025 followed the Department’s full com...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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