It was announced yesterday that Government ministers are currently refusing to release details of PPE contracts, currently being investigated by the National Crimes Agency including a company with links to the Tory peer Baroness Mone (who's apparently had her home raided and searched)
Other companies awarded included links to Michael Gove and Lord Agnew.
During the pandemic PPE was placed in the "fast lane" where government contracts were allowed to be passed on by government officials for consideration without competing bids. Over £10.5 billion of the £18 billion spent on PPE was awarded without tender competition.
The asaid company that Mone is linked to was awarded 2 initial contracts in May 2020, followed by another the following month for 122m for protective gowns but NONE were ever used.
It also currently costs the taxpayer £0.5 m a day to store unwanted/unused PPE equipment.
In Feb the government wrote off £8.7 billion it spent on PPE, with £673m unusable and £750m
expired before it could be used. The largest write off being £4.7 billion because it was acquired then for more than it is currently worth.
A further £2.6 billion was deemed unsuitable for NHS use, including £1m NHS masks (at a time where hundreds of nurses, doctors and care workers were dying and indeed infecting others, due to it's inability to do it's job).
Truly scandalous.
Other companies awarded included links to Michael Gove and Lord Agnew.
During the pandemic PPE was placed in the "fast lane" where government contracts were allowed to be passed on by government officials for consideration without competing bids. Over £10.5 billion of the £18 billion spent on PPE was awarded without tender competition.
The asaid company that Mone is linked to was awarded 2 initial contracts in May 2020, followed by another the following month for 122m for protective gowns but NONE were ever used.
It also currently costs the taxpayer £0.5 m a day to store unwanted/unused PPE equipment.
In Feb the government wrote off £8.7 billion it spent on PPE, with £673m unusable and £750m
expired before it could be used. The largest write off being £4.7 billion because it was acquired then for more than it is currently worth.
A further £2.6 billion was deemed unsuitable for NHS use, including £1m NHS masks (at a time where hundreds of nurses, doctors and care workers were dying and indeed infecting others, due to it's inability to do it's job).
Truly scandalous.
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