Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure full transparency regarding meetings Ministers and senior officials have held with Palantir Technologies; and whether records of those meetings are held centrally.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Government departments are required to publish details of Ministers’ and certain senior officials', including Permanent Secretaries and Director Generals, meetings with external individuals and organisations every quarter.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 111950, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of its data-collection arrangements; and what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department is made aware of all high-value and cross-departmental contracts.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 111950 on Palantir: Contracts, what data his Department collects on the cumulative cost to the public purse of suppliers not classified as strategic that have contracts with more than one Government department with a total value in excess of £100 million.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 111950, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of designating Palantir Technologies a strategic supplier.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 111950, whether his Department plans to classify Palantir Technologies as a strategic supplier.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to assign Palantir Technologies a Crown Representative.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Palantir's Government contract revenues will exceed £100 million in a single financial year from 2025-26 onwards.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Strategic suppliers are selected based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide, and are overseen centrally to observe their performance in the delivery of public services. Palantir is not a strategic supplier to government and there are no plans to classify the company as a strategic supplier at this time.
The two largest UK public sector contracts with Palantir are the NHS Federated Data Platform contract (FDP) and the MOD Palantir Enterprise Agreement (EA). These contracts were initially awarded by the previous government.
Further information on Crown Representatives and the strategic suppliers they work with is published on gov.uk. This list is under regular review and suppliers are added or removed as part of larger supplier segmentation exercises.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any current Ministers were involved in the vetting process for Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transparency that it deserves.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance governs the recording and publication of meetings between Ministers and private‑sector suppliers held during overseas visits.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
I refer the Hon Member back to the answer given in UIN 103308.
Asked by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a central record of all government contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies; and what the value of those contracts was since 2019.
Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Palantir is not a strategic supplier and therefore information held by the Cabinet Office is limited.
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 Central Digital Platform Find a Tender service.