Some underlying reasons for the PPE failures were the lack of industrial capacity, the complete inability to communicate with industrial capacity, and the endless reliance on middle men who rushed off to China. Firms in this country could have done the job but had no way of getting access, as back-door routes were used, which dominated a lot of the newspapers.
Public Procurement
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 May 2024.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Public Procurement.
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