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NHS: Databases

Commons · Question 9477 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will clarify whether Palantir Technologies holds intellectual property rights, licensing rights, or technical control over the NHS Federated Data Platform Canonical Data Model that could

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 25 Jun 2026

Palantir Technologies do not hold any intellectual property, licensing rights, or technical control over the NHS Canonical Data Model. The National Health Service retains full ownership and can use, modify, and reimplement the model independently of any s...