Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Direct Procurement for Customer schemes are included in each water company PR24 planned enhancement.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The development costs of funding Direct Procurement for Customer (DPC) schemes and Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) projects have been included in company business plans, as set out in Ofwat’s Major Projects Appendix. Funding is set out at individual project level and is identified as a DPC or SIPR (please see page 9). Almost all the schemes are funded via DPC and these account for £2.1 billion of development funding in PR24, and circa £50 billion whole life costs.

DPC is funded separately to enhancement expenditure. The capital costs of DPC will be spread over time and funded in addition to customer bill impacts forecast through the business plan submissions. DPC costs in the main will not occur in the next investment period (2025-2030), as DPC costs are passed through to customers once assets become operational.

Customer bills between 2025 and 2030 will include funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme for United Utilities (delivered via DPC) and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (delivered via SIPR). Thames Water customer bills have included impacts from this scheme since 2015.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the cost of Direct Procurement for Customer schemes were included in water company business plans.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The development costs of funding Direct Procurement for Customer (DPC) schemes and Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) projects have been included in company business plans, as set out in Ofwat’s Major Projects Appendix. Funding is set out at individual project level and is identified as a DPC or SIPR (please see page 9). Almost all the schemes are funded via DPC and these account for £2.1 billion of development funding in PR24, and circa £50 billion whole life costs.

DPC is funded separately to enhancement expenditure. The capital costs of DPC will be spread over time and funded in addition to customer bill impacts forecast through the business plan submissions. DPC costs in the main will not occur in the next investment period (2025-2030), as DPC costs are passed through to customers once assets become operational.

Customer bills between 2025 and 2030 will include funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme for United Utilities (delivered via DPC) and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (delivered via SIPR). Thames Water customer bills have included impacts from this scheme since 2015.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Ofwat's final determination for each company separates out anticipated spend on (a) direct procurement for customer projects and (b) specified infrastructure project regulations projects.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The development costs of funding Direct Procurement for Customer (DPC) schemes and Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) projects have been included in company business plans, as set out in Ofwat’s Major Projects Appendix. Funding is set out at individual project level and is identified as a DPC or SIPR (please see page 9). Almost all the schemes are funded via DPC and these account for £2.1 billion of development funding in PR24, and circa £50 billion whole life costs.

DPC is funded separately to enhancement expenditure. The capital costs of DPC will be spread over time and funded in addition to customer bill impacts forecast through the business plan submissions. DPC costs in the main will not occur in the next investment period (2025-2030), as DPC costs are passed through to customers once assets become operational.

Customer bills between 2025 and 2030 will include funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme for United Utilities (delivered via DPC) and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (delivered via SIPR). Thames Water customer bills have included impacts from this scheme since 2015.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the headline water bill for the 2024 price review period includes the cost of (a) direct procurement for customer and (b) specified infrastructure projects regulations schemes.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The development costs of funding Direct Procurement for Customer (DPC) schemes and Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) projects have been included in company business plans, as set out in Ofwat’s Major Projects Appendix. Funding is set out at individual project level and is identified as a DPC or SIPR (please see page 9). Almost all the schemes are funded via DPC and these account for £2.1 billion of development funding in PR24, and circa £50 billion whole life costs.

DPC is funded separately to enhancement expenditure. The capital costs of DPC will be spread over time and funded in addition to customer bill impacts forecast through the business plan submissions. DPC costs in the main will not occur in the next investment period (2025-2030), as DPC costs are passed through to customers once assets become operational.

Customer bills between 2025 and 2030 will include funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme for United Utilities (delivered via DPC) and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (delivered via SIPR). Thames Water customer bills have included impacts from this scheme since 2015.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned spend on Direct Procurement for Customer schemes is for each water company.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The development costs of funding Direct Procurement for Customer (DPC) schemes and Specified Infrastructure Project Regulations (SIPR) projects have been included in company business plans, as set out in Ofwat’s Major Projects Appendix. Funding is set out at individual project level and is identified as a DPC or SIPR (please see page 9). Almost all the schemes are funded via DPC and these account for £2.1 billion of development funding in PR24, and circa £50 billion whole life costs.

DPC is funded separately to enhancement expenditure. The capital costs of DPC will be spread over time and funded in addition to customer bill impacts forecast through the business plan submissions. DPC costs in the main will not occur in the next investment period (2025-2030), as DPC costs are passed through to customers once assets become operational.

Customer bills between 2025 and 2030 will include funding for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme for United Utilities (delivered via DPC) and the Thames Tideway Tunnel (delivered via SIPR). Thames Water customer bills have included impacts from this scheme since 2015.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

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

Since July 2024 no employees have been seconded to the Department from Palantir.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

No staff have been seconded from Palantir into the Ministry of Defence or its Executive Agencies since July 2024.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

I can confirm that there have been no staff seconded from Palantir to the Department for Work and Pensions since July 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice hold no contracts with Palantir for the provision of goods or services, including contracts for seconded staff. As such, the Department has no staff on secondment from Palantir.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024. The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Thank you to my Hon. Friend for his question. I can inform him that the Department for Business and Trade has hosted no secondees from Palantir.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

None.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

There have been no secondments from Palantir into the Department since 5 July 2024.

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

No staff in DCMS have been seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has not seconded any staff from Palantir into the FCDO since July 2024.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

There have been no staff working in the department since July 2024 who were seconded from Palantir.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury has not had any seconded staff from Palantir since July 2024.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Since July 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has had no secondees from Palantir.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We have no records of staff seconded into the Department from Palantir as such the number of staff seconded in from Palantir since July 2024 is zero.

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Solicitor General, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

The Attorney General’s Office has never seconded any staff from Palantir.

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

No staff from Palantir have been seconded into my Department since July 2024.

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