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Surveillance: Palantir

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 118151

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of Palantir's involvement with surveillance on the protection of data of UK citizens.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Palantir has no role in the surveillance of United Kingdom (UK) citizens on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). All UK Defence data remains sovereign and under Ministry of Defence control.

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