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Britain spent £1 billion on PPE kit and ventilators from China

Britain spent £1 billion buying personal protective equipment from China.

A severe shortage of PPE at the start of the coronavirus pandemic meant the UK had to shop around the world.

Taxpayers bought gowns, gloves, and aprons from China.

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The items were used by NHS staff at hospitals running low on stock.

The Government also bought ventilators from Wuhan – the source of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Analysis by The Sun shows 90 contracts, recently made public, were signed with Chinese companies.

The deals were worth £900 million.

The cost is expected to rise as more contracts are revealed.

Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation reportedly spent £30 million on ventilators, gloves, eye shields, goggles and reusable respirators.

Craig Tiedman, of the Henry Jackson Society think tank, said:

“Given China’s role in the mass outbreak of this disease, many taxpayers will feel it to be a rum deal that Chinese firms stand to benefit to the tune of millions in Government contracts.

“This reliance on China for crucial medical supplies at a time in which it is throwing its weight around on the global stage poses an obvious security risk.

“We desperately need a new supply chain strategy on critical goods like PPE.”

 

 

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