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Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 112206, on Palantir: Contracts, whether communications were sent by Lord Mandelson in relation to the contract with Palantir.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
23 Apr 2026
Answer
23 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 112206, on Palantir: Contracts, whether communications were sent by Lord Mandelson in relation to the contract with Palantir.

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    As the Secretary of State for Defence has previously set out, Lord Mandelson had no influence or involvement in the Defence Enterprise Agreement with Palantir. Based on the information held by the Ministry of Defence, the Department is not aware of any co...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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