Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 March 2021 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 12 March 2021. A substantive answer was provided by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 15 March 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Protective Clothing: Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of personal protective equipment purchased by the Govenrment was manufactured in the UK in each month in the last 12 months.

Answer: The Government’s personal protective equipment (PPE) strategy published in September said that by 1 December 2020, United Kingdom manufacturers would be able to provide 70% of the PPE we expected to use in England through the winter, for all items except gloves. That commitment was met and exceeded. The volume of UK manufactured PPE supplied in the three months from 1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021 was sufficient to meet 82% of the amount needed over that time period. Data prior to December is not available in a fully validated form.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 165584
Session: 2019-21
Related items: Protective Clothing: Procurement
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Manufacturing industries Protective clothing Procurement
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk