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In the most significant parliamentary debate yet on the NHS Federated Data Platform in England, MP after MP - from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Conservatives, the DUP, and independents - made the case that the government must use the break clause in Palantir's contract and find a trustworthy alternative. It was an extraordinary display of cross-party unity

Here is the Hansard record of that debate

The Health Minister's reply to all of this is in my 2/2

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https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-04-16/debates/2FDCA71C-D0C1-4738-BEE8-A4BDA311DB99/NHSFederatedDataPlatform?link_id=1&can_id=d7117ec71e84d64271e74b05f946f045&source=email-report-back-palantir-debated-in-parliament-2&email_referrer=email_3205176&email_subject=report-back-palantir-debated-in-parliament&&
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Health minister Dr Zubir Ahmed sat through the debate and was pressed repeatedly on whether the g'ment would trigger the break clause. He confirmed that it is "unequivocally" possible to remove #Palantir from the #NHS and transition to another supplier. He acknowledged that break clauses exist for a...