PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(14 May 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data do Palantir’s Forward Deployed Engineers have access to within the Ministry of Defence.
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Forward Deployed Engineers only have access to the data needed to undertake their specific tasks, they do not have unrestricted access to Defence data. Access is strictly limited, approved and controlled by the Ministry of Defence through role-based permissions, contractual safeguards and oversight arrangements, with all data remaining sovereign to the Department, and under the Department’s control at all times.
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