Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the Statement of Requirements for the contracts agreed on 29 March with (1) Veolia ES (UK) Ltd. and (2) Suez Recycling, Ltd., under procurement references CF-0748100D0O000000rwimUAA1 and CF-0749100D0O000000rwimUAA1, including the maximum volumes of personal protective equipment available for recycling or disposal under each contract over the period March 2022 to March 2024.

A copy of the Department’s Statement of Requirements for the contracts agreed on 29 March with Veolia ES (UK) Ltd and Suez Recycling Ltd is attached. Information which is commercially sensitive and information held by a public authority relating to environmental regulations has been redacted.

The Department currently estimates that 300,000 pallets of personal protective equipment will be recycled or disposed of between March 2022 and 2024. However, this information is subject to the completion of a feasibility analysis by waste partners.