Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to the Chief Executives of all NHS Trusts on the provision of personal protective equipment to all front line staff; and if he will make a statement.

The Department published ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): personal protective equipment (PPE) plan’ on 10 April which sets out the steps taken towards three strands of work: guidance; delivery; and future supply. The plan is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-plan