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Written Question
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
Thursday 27th October 2022

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) they currently have in stock in preparation for a further surge of COVID-19; and whether they will list the main suppliers for the current stock.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

As of September 2022, the Department holds 9.4 billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE), which could be used in response to a further wave of COVID-19. The Department has committed to providing PPE for free until the end of March 2023 and holds sufficient stocks to meet projected demand across all categories.

We are unable to provide the information requested on the suppliers for current stocks. When a product is quality assured and joins the supply chain, its source is not recorded.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Cabinet Office

Jan. 16 2023

Source Page: Civil servants given tools to spot economic abuse victims
Document: Surviving Economic Abuse (PDF)

Found: Economic resources include money and finances, but also those things that money can buy, such as food, clothing

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Northern Ireland Office

Jun. 29 2023

Source Page: 15th Annual Report of the Independent Reviewer of Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007
Document: 15th Annual Report of Independent Reviewer of Justice & Security (PDF)

Found: Threat levels determine the level of protective security response that may be required and are assessed

Written Question
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
Thursday 6th October 2022

Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with which other Departments her Department has had discussions on the storage of PPE since 1 January 2022.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Since January 2022, the Department has held discussions on the storage of personal protective equipment with the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Jan. 11 2024

Source Page: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: supporting evidence
Document: (webpage)

Found: recently been transferred from Libya [sic] refugee camps demonstrated against living conditions due to coronavirus

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Constitution Directorate

Dec. 16 2023

Source Page: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300344494 - Information release (PDF)

Found: Doc in PPE theft probe A DOCTOR is being probed over the alleged theft of thousands of pounds of protective

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Apr. 29 2024

Source Page: Rwanda: country policy and information notes
Document: (PDF)

Found: recently been transferred from Libya [sic] refugee camps demonstrated against living conditions due to coronavirus

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Apr. 25 2023

Source Page: Compliance with the Convention on Nuclear Safety Obligations: 9th national report
Document: Compliance with the Convention on Nuclear Safety Obligations: 9th National Report (PDF)

Found: environmental regulators acted similarly, with the Environment Agency , for example, establish ing a Coronavirus

Parliamentary Research
Forced labour and NHS PPE supply chains - CDP-2022-0141
Jul. 12 2022

Found: published a PPE plan “to ensure that critical PPE is delivered to those on the frontline responding to coronavirus

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Northern Ireland Office

Aug. 03 2023

Source Page: Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Document: Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (PDF)

Found: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Throughout the pandemic, the provision of health services to protect