Half of PPE procured by UK using ‘VIP’ companies has not been used

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Equipment worth £1.7bn sourced from politically connected companies was stockpiled after government over-ordered

The total value of unused PPE was £2.8bn for 1.9bn items, according to newly released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care.The total value of unused PPE was £2.8bn for 1.9bn items, according to newly released figures from the Department of Health and Social Care.More than half the £1.7bn paid by the government to politically connected “VIP” companies to supply PPE in the pandemic was spent on equipment that has not been used, according to new figures.

 

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£10 in every £13 spent wasted

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