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Government PPE Contracts

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

I will give way, but I am trying to respond to everyone’s points first. If Members can hold on, we will get there.

As I was saying, those two Members both made the point that we wanted to get more UK producers making PPE. The Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), has already made the point that we have gone from 1% of FFP3 masks being made in the UK to 75%. I should also mention our work with Moderna to get more development and production of vaccines happening in the UK as part of that exciting deal.

The hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) said that one potential supplier had been incandescent with rage because they did not get a contract. That is the system working. People were being turned down for

contracts; 90% of those who went through the—[Laughter.] Madam Deputy Speaker, I am desperately trying to respond to all the points. [Interruption.]

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 cc308-9 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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