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Lord Mandelson

Asked by Clive LewisLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 111174

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he or (b) any members of his Department met or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Neither my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, nor any members of the Department have met or corresponded with Lord Mandelson on Palantir Technologies.

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