Written questions

NHS: Palantir

Commons · Question 7206 · Tabled 5 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which performance claims and verifiable evidence from Federated Data Platform pilot sites were used to inform the decision to award the national FDP contract to Palantir.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 16 Jun 2026

Experience from managing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for an NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) to bring together data from multiple different systems in one secure place to help NHS staff make better decisions about patient...