Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether personal protective equipment freely distributed to care homes has included items from consignments that were rejected for use in the NHS for failing to meet required standards.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) sent to care homes has passed the essential safety specifications in line with European Union standards and Health and Safety England regulations. No PPE products that have been rejected for use in the National Health Service on the basis of safety standards have then been sent on for use in care homes.