Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 83922
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Palantir Technologies (b) other analytics contractors and (c) external data warehouses are being considered to support cross-departmental data matching under the digital ID initiative.
Answer
Josh SimonsWe expect the new digital ID to be designed, built and run by in-house Government teams, not outsourced to external suppliers. In the event any specialist external services or expertise are procured to support the delivery of new digital ID, this will be ...
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