Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 115255

Companies: Data Protection

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

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.

Answer

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 c...

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