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Debate between Ian Lavery and Stephen Morgan
Wednesday 13th May 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ian Lavery Portrait Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab)
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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.

Stephen Morgan Portrait Mr Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)
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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.

Robin Walker Portrait The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr Robin Walker)
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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.