Michelle Mone

Rishi Sunak's government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro in a row over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the ...

The PPE Medpro statement said it had supplied DHSC with 25 million sterile gowns over a two-month period from July to the end of August 2020. The company added: “The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. The lingerie tycoon, made a peer by David Cameron, has had the Tory whip suspended while she takes a leave of absence from parliament.

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during ...

This will be the real legacy of the court case and it will be played out in the public arena for all to see." We do not comment on matters that are the subject of ongoing legal proceedings." "Too many gowns and other PPE items that will never enter the supply chain. But PPE Medpro claimed the department was fighting over "contract technicalities" such as whether gowns were single or double-bagged because it had "vastly over-ordered" protective equipment. "The gowns were manufactured to the correct quality, standards and specification set out in the contract, delivered on time and at a price that was 50 per cent of what DHSC had been paying at the time." The

The Department for Health and Social Care has issued legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, which has been at the centre of a row after Tory peer Baroness ...

"Too many gowns and other PPE items that will never enter the supply chain. "The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. It’s absolutely right that she is no longer attending the House of Lords." But "by the end of 2020 it was clear that DHSC has vastly over ordered and held five years supply of PPE across the seven major categories including gowns" and because of limited lifespans for products "it was clear that the DHSC would never be able to use all the PPE they procured". How much is he going to get back?” "The gowns were manufactured to the correct quality, standards and specification set out in the contract, delivered on time and at a price that was 50% of what DHSC had been paying at the time."

THE UK Government has initiated legal action against PPE Medpro, the firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone at the centre of a row over Covid…

“Too many gowns and other PPE items that will never enter the supply chain. That’s why DHSC currently have 174 disputes with suppliers to a value of £4 billion. “The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. But “by the end of 2020 it was clear that DHSC has vastly over ordered and held five years supply of PPE across the seven major categories including gowns” and because of limited lifespans for products “it was clear that the DHSC would never be able to use all the PPE they procured”. “The gowns were manufactured to the correct quality, standards and specification set out in the contract, delivered on time and at a price that was 50% of what DHSC had been paying at the time.” The “VIP lane” Mone used to recommend the firm was ruled illegal by the High Court in January, with judges saying it was “in breach of the obligation of equal treatment”.

The government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm who were awarded a £122m contract during the pandemic on the recommendation of ...

It added: “The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson: “We can confirm we have commenced legal proceedings in the High Court against PPE Medpro Limited for breach of contract regarding gowns delivered under a contract dated June 26 2020. “We do not comment on matters that are the subject of ongoing legal proceedings."

Doug Barrowman has been charged with crimes including corporate tax evasion and fraud that saw him allegedly take out £5.5 million from a Spanish company ...

He is due to stand trial in May 2021, and has previously been cleared of administrative wrongdoing in a civil court in relation to the same matter. The same invoice allowed the defendant to allegedly take millions out of another firm in which Barrowman was involved, the Spanish company B3 Cable Solutions Spain, which later went bankrupt in 2012, making 200 people jobless. Spanish prosecutors allege that a payment was made fraudulently to UK firm Axis Ventura in 2008 to avoid paying around £436,000 in tax, and have demanded that the accused pay back the money to the Spanish Treasury.

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during ...

"The case will also show the utter incompetence of DHSC to correctly procure and specify PPE during the emergency procurement period. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson: "We can confirm we have commenced legal proceedings in the High Court against PPE Medpro Limited for breach of contract regarding gowns delivered under a contract dated June 26 2020. The firm said the case over the supply of sterile gowns would be "rigorously defended" and accused the Department of Health and Social Care of a "cynical attempt to recover money from suppliers" who acted in good faith.

Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords following allegations linking her to the PPE controversy.

The statement added: “Over a two-month period, July through to end of August 2020, PPE Medpro supplied DHSC with 25 million sterile gowns. The firm said it had made “numerous attempts at mediation with DHSC” but “they didn’t want to settle”. [Department of Health and Social Care](/topic/department-of-health-and-social-care) (DHSC) of a “cynical attempt to recover money from suppliers” who acted in good faith.