Protective Clothing: Contracts
(asked on 4th February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, Paragraph 212, how much of the £8.7 billion loss to the public purse on (a) items not suitable for any use, (b) items not suitable for use in the NHS, (c) changes in market price and (d) excess stock was borne as a result of contracts which were awarded via the high priority lane.
The information requested is shown in the following table.
Impairment type | Amount relating to high priority lane | Total amount |
Items not suitable for any use | £0.36 billion | £0.67 billion |
items not suitable for use in the health and social care sector | £1.1 billion | £2.6 billion |
Changes in market price | £1.0 billion | £4.7 billion |
Excess stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) are calculated by the total volume of items held at 31 March 2021 in each category and comparing to future expected demand for that category. Therefore, we are unable to apportion excess PPE impairment by different suppliers and purchasing routes.