Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the letter of appointment, job description and correspondence with Heathrow Airport Ltd relating to Lord Deighton’s government post announced on 18 April.
Answered by Lord Bethell
Lord Deighton has kindly agreed to be an unpaid advisor to help the Government with the COVID-19 response. He is leading the Government’s efforts to secure sufficient critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure this gets to where it is needed. As part of this, he will drive forward coordination of the end-to-end process design and manufacture of new domestic PPE supplies.
Asked by: Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for Lord Deighton, appointed to lead the national effort to produce essential personal protective equipment for frontline health and social care staff on 18 April, to give a statement to the House about his work on that effort. [T]
Answered by Lord Bethell
Lord Deighton is an unpaid advisor to the Government and not a Departmental Minister. Ministers are responsible to Parliament for the work of the Department.