Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on NHS trusts’ access to existing analytical tools, insights and operational capabilities delivered through the Federated Data Platform should the current contract with Palantir not be extended.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the published details regarding the NHS Federated Data Platform contract available on the Contract Finder website and explained at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/security-privacy/contract-explainer/

As a general rule, the Government does not respond to hypothetical scenarios regarding existing contractual arrangements.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has estimated the cost of not extending the current contract with Palantir, including any termination, exit or break clause payments that would become payable if the contract were not renewed.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the published details regarding the NHS Federated Data Platform contract available on the Contract Finder website and explained at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/security-privacy/contract-explainer/

As a general rule, the Government does not respond to hypothetical scenarios regarding existing contractual arrangements.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payment schedule is set out in the Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir; what contractual milestones, deliverables or performance criteria trigger payments; and what proportion of the total contract value has been paid to date against each such milestone.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the published details regarding the NHS Federated Data Platform contract available on the Contract Finder website and explained at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/security-privacy/contract-explainer/

As a general rule, the Government does not respond to hypothetical scenarios regarding existing contractual arrangements.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements are in place to ensure continuity of service and the transfer of knowledge, systems and operational capability to an alternative supplier if the Palantir contract is terminated or not extended.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon Member to the published details regarding the NHS Federated Data Platform contract available on the Contract Finder website and explained at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/security-privacy/contract-explainer/

As a general rule, the Government does not respond to hypothetical scenarios regarding existing contractual arrangements.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains the Government's policy that all (a) specialised services and (b) highly specialised services currently commissioned centrally by NHS England will continue to be commissioned nationally by the Secretary of State following the abolition of NHS England; and whether there will be any reduction in the scope of services commissioned centrally.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 8 September in response to Question 25186.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the contracted compute and storage capacity under the NHS Federated Data Platform contract has been utilised to date; and if she will list any NHS organisation that (a) has reached and (b) is projected to exceed allocated capacity limits.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Available data on the operation of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) is published on the FDP webpages, which can be accessed at the link below:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) licensed and (b) active unique users are registered on the NHS Federated Data Platform; and if she will publish a breakdown of those figures by NHS organisation in each month since contact commencement.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Available data on the operation of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) is published on the FDP webpages, which can be accessed at the link below:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) compute-seconds and (b) gigabyte-months of data storage have been consumed on the NHS Federated Data Platform in each month since deployment by (i) NHS organisation and (ii) application or use case type.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Available data on the operation of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) is published on the FDP webpages, which can be accessed at the link below:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechnology/nhs-federated-data-platform/

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Government of Colombia and international partners regarding proposed changes to the remit of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia; and what role the UK intends to play in supporting continued independent monitoring of peace-agreement implementation.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK remains a leading international advocate of Colombia's 2016 Peace Agreement. As penholder on Colombia at the UN Security Council, we continue to support the work of the UN Verification Mission and engage regularly with the Government of Colombia and international partners on peace process issues. Since 2016, the UK has committed over £80 million to support implementation of the Agreement, including transitional justice, reintegration and the protection of conflict-affected communities. The UK continues to support transitional justice mechanisms established under the Agreement and emphasises the importance of victims' rights and the independence of these institutions. We remain committed to supporting independent monitoring of implementation through the UN Verification Mission and we support the new international verification mechanism for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) sanctions. We are concerned by continuing violence affecting communities, victims, social leaders and former combatants, and regularly encourage Colombian authorities to strengthen protection measures, improve security guarantees and tackle the root causes of violence.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of security guarantees and protections for communities and victims involved in the implementation of Colombia's Peace Agreement.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK remains a leading international advocate of Colombia's 2016 Peace Agreement. As penholder on Colombia at the UN Security Council, we continue to support the work of the UN Verification Mission and engage regularly with the Government of Colombia and international partners on peace process issues. Since 2016, the UK has committed over £80 million to support implementation of the Agreement, including transitional justice, reintegration and the protection of conflict-affected communities. The UK continues to support transitional justice mechanisms established under the Agreement and emphasises the importance of victims' rights and the independence of these institutions. We remain committed to supporting independent monitoring of implementation through the UN Verification Mission and we support the new international verification mechanism for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) sanctions. We are concerned by continuing violence affecting communities, victims, social leaders and former combatants, and regularly encourage Colombian authorities to strengthen protection measures, improve security guarantees and tackle the root causes of violence.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of South America on the UK's long-term diplomatic, economic and strategic interests.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government recognises the growing importance of South America to the UK's long-term diplomatic, economic and strategic interests. The region offers significant opportunities for UK growth and economic security, including through trade, investment, critical minerals, clean energy and resilient supply chains. It is also central to tackling shared challenges including serious and organised crime, climate change and biodiversity loss. We are therefore strengthening partnerships across the region while working with partners on trade and investment, critical minerals, climate and nature, regional security and the rules-based international system. Our engagement is focused on areas where the UK can add distinctive value and advance our long-term prosperity, security and global influence.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms relating to Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace and proposed budget allocations on the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement, judicial independence and victims' rights.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK remains a leading international advocate of Colombia's 2016 Peace Agreement. As penholder on Colombia at the UN Security Council, we continue to support the work of the UN Verification Mission and engage regularly with the Government of Colombia and international partners on peace process issues. Since 2016, the UK has committed over £80 million to support implementation of the Agreement, including transitional justice, reintegration and the protection of conflict-affected communities. The UK continues to support transitional justice mechanisms established under the Agreement and emphasises the importance of victims' rights and the independence of these institutions. We remain committed to supporting independent monitoring of implementation through the UN Verification Mission and we support the new international verification mechanism for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) sanctions. We are concerned by continuing violence affecting communities, victims, social leaders and former combatants, and regularly encourage Colombian authorities to strengthen protection measures, improve security guarantees and tackle the root causes of violence.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she intends to publish, before Christmas Recess 2026, the planned public consultation on regulations and guidance required to implement the licensing regime for dockless shared-cycle schemes under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Yes, we do.