"The Palantir contract was made under the previous government and it is under a different Department. I cannot comment on the details of that, but I hope I have been clear in describing a very different way of doing contracts: putting British companies there and procuring innovation here."
"I have described how I want to change things going forward in terms of domestic [policy]; in terms of Palantir, I think that is a matter for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It is a contract with DHSC, and if there are issues around that, they are the ones that need to look at that."
"These are existing contracts with break points, so the break points must be exploited to move to UK solutions - sovereign solutions - otherwise we just continue doing the same stuff."
"We are not continuing. We are doing something very different."
The UK government plans to alter its tech procurement strategy, moving away from controversial contracts with companies like Palantir. Science minister Patrick Vallance emphasized future contracts will prioritize UK technology and companies. He acknowledged the existing Palantir contract with the NHS was established under the previous government and is managed by a different department. Vallance expressed a commitment to domestic policy changes and innovation, while addressing concerns about potential contract break points raised by committee members.
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