NHS: DHL

(asked on 21st February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposed shipping route to be operated by DHL for products supplied to the NHS on a 24 to 72 hours timeframe in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, what assurances he has sought from DHL that the issues which led to the supply-chain breakdown in 2018 that occurred during DHL's contract with Kentucky Fried Chicken have been resolved; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Stephen Hammond Portrait
Stephen Hammond
This question was answered on 26th February 2019

The contractual arrangement that the Department has with DHL is unrelated to any other contracts that they may operate for different clients.

The Department has a team working closely with DHL on all aspects of the operational mobilisation and assuring that this contingency will be in place ahead of the date that the United Kingdom exits the European Union.

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