Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that the Joint Chair of the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative advised Palantir while privately advocating for the integration of patient-level data into that company’s platform, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of conflict of interest protections within the NHS.

Detailed guidance for National Health Service organisations on Managing conflicts of interest in the NHS was issued in 2024. NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts must have regard to this guidance and comply with the Code of Governance for NHS provider trusts.

This states that board of directors should take action to identify and manage conflicts of interest and ensure that the influence of third parties does not compromise or override independent judgement. Directors must declare any business interests, or any connection with bodies contracting for NHS services. These declarations must be entered into a publicly available register.