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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 80545 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Nov 2025

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Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to ensure that patient data managed by Palantir under the Federated Data Platform contract cannot be (a) accessed, (b) used and (c) transferred for purposes unrelated t

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 6 Nov 2025

NHS England ran a rigorous independent and transparent procurement exercise for the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP), in line with public contract regulations. The selection was made by multiple assessors against clear criteria following an open tend...