Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has considered Palantir for any contracts involving a data-driven approach to levelling up.

As a regulated contracting Authority, all contracting decisions are made in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other relevant regulations where applicable. Contracting opportunities are advertised for competition or competed through previously advertised routes, including Framework agreements unless award without competition is permissible under those Regulations.