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Public Sector Frontline: PPE

Thursday 11 June 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Jason McCartney thanked volunteers and local companies in his constituency for producing PPE.
  • The Minister acknowledged the collaborative effort across private, public, and third sectors.
  • McNair Shirts in Slaithwaite was specifically noted for producing gowns for a local hospital.

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Q1 Jason McCartney Con Colne Valley
NHS
Context

McCartney highlights the efforts made by volunteers and local companies in producing PPE.

Question

Will my right hon. Friend join me in thanking all the wonderful volunteers on my patch who have been making scrubs and all the local textile companies that have switched production to help produce PPE, including McNair Shirts in Slaithwaite, which has been producing gowns for my local hospital? It needs help in getting specialist material, which is being bought up centrally by Government and is sitting in a warehouse. Can my right hon. Friend see whether we can get some of that material to McNair so that it can make gowns for the local hospital?

Answer from The Prime Minister Penny Mordaunt

I thank all those people in my hon. Friend's constituency, no matter which sector, for the work they have been doing on PPE. It just shows what can be done when the private, public and third sectors work together and are facilitated in doing that. If he writes to me with the details of those organisations, I will see what we can do to get them those raw materials.

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