To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials have responsibility for monitoring the value for money of his Department's contract with Palantir.

The Department does not have any contract with Palantir to monitor. NHS England has responsibility for monitoring its contracts with Palantir.

NHS England manages the Palantir contract in line with the contract management framework to ensure value for money. NHS England has identified a Senior Responsible Officer, Contract Manager, Project Owner, Senior Supplier Relationship Manager, Benefits Manager, Exit Manager and Commercial Manager to the contract. A programme delivery team is also in place with benefits management and value for money processes and governance embedded into the working practices of the team.