Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ian Lavery and Stephen Morgan

Wednesday 13th May 2020 Commons Chamber

[Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab)]

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of personal protective equipment to Northern Ireland from the UK procurement system during the covid-19 outbreak.

[Mr Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)]

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of personal protective equipment to Northern Ireland from the UK procurement system during the covid-19 outbreak.

[The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Robin Walker)]

The UK Government and the Executive have committed to ensuring that those on the frontline in responding to covid-19 are provided with the critical PPE that they need to do their job safely. As part of our UK-wide approach, the Government have allocated around 5.5 million items of PPE to Northern Ireland, which in turn has sent 250,000 gowns to the rest of the UK.