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Government PPE Contracts

Proceeding contribution from Will Quince (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 December 2022. It occurred during Opposition day on Government PPE Contracts.

I promise I will come to the hon. Lady.

Those 400 civil servants working on PPE and a senior accounting officer took decisions at pace and under huge pressure, as lives depended on them. Did they get everything right? No, they did not. But they did try their best in a highly competitive global market, with significant challenges in sourcing, procuring and distributing PPE. [Interruption.] Yes, they absolutely did. I gently say to the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne that her implied criticism of their professionalism, integrity and independence at a time of crisis, with the convenience and luxury now of hindsight, is deeply regrettable.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c287 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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