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. 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 (DHSC). The DHSC did not explain why the PPE was unused but it was not all defective. Of the £10.4bn committed to non-VIP companies for PPE, 17% or £1.8bn has not been used. Another firm on the unused PPE supplier list is PPE Medpro.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2022 09:39 UTC