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Global Counsel: Palantir

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21148

The question

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.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

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.

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