Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129003 on Global Counsel: Palantir, whether the Defence Attache to the United States was invited to the Palantir meeting by (a) Palantir or (b) Global Counsel.

The visit to Palantir was organised by Ministry of Defence officials as part of the former Prime Minister's trip to Washington. Defence officials invited the Defence Attaché in his official capacity as the United Kingdom’s most senior military representative in the United States.