Question follow-through · 62091

NHS: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value is of (a) unused and (b) expired PPE stock held by the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
4 Jul 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value is of (a) unused and (b) expired PPE stock held by the NHS.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Data on personal protective equipment (PPE) items held in storage within individual National Health Service trusts is not held centrally. As of 16 June 2025, PPE items with a value of £24,496,465 are being held in storage by NHS Supply Chain for sale to N...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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