Clipper Logistics: Protective Clothing

(asked on 24th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons Clipper Logistics deliveries of personal protective equipment have not been delivered to the Brighton and Hove area; on what date those deliveries are expected to arrive; (a) how and (b) for what reasons Clipper Logistics was selected to make those deliveries; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 4th May 2020

In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the system set up to supply 226 National Health Service trusts has increased its operations in a matter of weeks so that it now provides drops of critical equipment to 58,000 different providers.

Clipper Logistics is an agile and experienced logistics provider used to servicing fast-moving consumer goods industry. Therefore, to manage the required increase in logistic capabilities, we have brought together the NHS, Clipper Logistics, industry and the Armed Forces to create a giant personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution network and deliver critical PPE supplies to those who need it.

The NHS Supply Chain has confirmed that all Brighton trusts have had PPE pushed to them and we are working around the clock to get PPE to where it needs to go as soon as possible.

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