Oral Evidence Apr. 21 2022
Inquiry: Management of PPE ContractsFound: Medpro.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what records his Department holds on the referral of PPE Medpro by Baroness Mone to the high priority lane for personal protective equipment supply during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
On 17 November 2021, the Department published information relating to the teams and individuals who referred offers of support that were triaged using the high priority lane. Departmental records indicate that Baroness Mone identified Medpro as a potential supplier on 7 May 2020 and highlighted this opportunity by email on 8 May 2020.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what records his Department holds on the referral of PPE Medpro by Baroness Mone to the high priority lane for personal protective equipment supply during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
On 17 November 2021, the Department published information relating to the teams and individuals who referred offers of support that were triaged using the high priority lane. Departmental records indicate that Baroness Mone identified Medpro as a potential supplier on 7 May 2020 and highlighted this opportunity by email on 8 May 2020.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled PPE procurement in the early pandemic, published on 17 November 2021, on what dates the original referrals to the high priority lane were made for (a) Eyespace Eyewear by the Rt hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield, (b) Mazima Markets Ltd by Lord Leigh, (c) Skinnydip Ltd by Lord Leigh, (d) PPE Medpro Ltd by Baroness Mone and (e) SG Recruitment UK Ltd by Lord Chadlington.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Departmental records do not show the date where the referral for Eyespace Eyewear was made to the high priority route. However, the company contacted the Rt Hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps MP) on 19 May 2020. The referral of Mazima Markets was made on 1 April 2020, Skinnydip Ltd on 28 March 2020, PPE Medpro Ltd on 8 May 2020, and the referral of SG Recruitment was made on 19 April 2020.
Mentions:
1: Bill Esterson (LAB - Sefton Central) PPE Medpro was incorporated on 12 May and was awarded a contract for £122 million for single-use disposable - Speech Link
2: Dan Carden (LAB - Liverpool, Walton) PPE Medpro, which has already been mentioned and is run by Anthony Page, a business associate of Conservative - Speech Link
3: Zarah Sultana (LAB - Coventry South) A company run by the former business associate of Conservative peer Baroness Mone was handed a £122 million - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (LAB - Life peer) Finally, although I could ask about many more, did the company of the noble Baroness, Lady Mone—PPE Medpro—face - Speech Link
2: Lord Brougham and Vaux (CON - Excepted Hereditary) I call the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Wheatcroft (CB - Life peer) Could the Minister tell us whether “VIP” channels exist in other procurement areas, not just PPE? - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (LAB - Life peer) Test and trace is hardly a success and we have had stories about unusable PPE. - Speech Link
5: Lord True (CON - Life peer) of PPE and other materials in the early stages of the Covid outbreak. - Speech Link