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Companies: Data Protection

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 115255

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that identifying information is not open to abuse by (a) Palantir and (b) other companies.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

We do not hold any contracts with Palantir, however in terms of Identifying information, DSIT utilises the GDPR and Data protection laws in every contract it enters, we also have a dedicated data protection team that review these specific clauses before contract signature.

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