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Written question asked by Lord Strasburger (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 10 July 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 July 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Monday, 7 September 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Palantir: Contracts

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government why Palantir’s contract with NHS England for the NHS COVID-19 Data Store allows that company to process sensitive personal data such as “political affiliations, religious or similar beliefs”.

Answer

Data in the NHS COVID-19 Data Store is de-identified by National Health Service staff before the data is analysed on Palantir's platform.

As such, no identifiable data is being accessed by anyone other than the NHS.

Data is only processed under instruction by NHS England and the companies involved cannot use the data for their own purposes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6735
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Contracts Data protection Software NHS Palantir
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk