Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31569

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost for the storage of PPE related to Covid-19 was in 2024.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The cost of storing personal protective equipment (PPE) bought in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the calendar year 2024 was approximately £60 million. The programme of work to reduce excess PPE stock has now concluded.