Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to reduce the likelihood of non-compliant or unsafe personal protective equipment entering the UK from overseas sellers through third-party online marketplaces.

NHS Supply Chain procure personal protective equipment (PPE) from suppliers where the products comply with the relevant standards, according to public contract regulations. Further quality assessment is conducted on the arrival of the product checks to minimise the risk of non-compliant or unsafe PPE entering the supply chain.