MPs raise alarm over government spending on unusable PPEs and warn of lack of plan for future pandemics

PA Wire

The government wasted billions of taxpayers’ money on unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) and has an “alarming” lack of plan for an emergency stockpile for future pandemics, MPs have warned.

In a damning report, the Commons Public Accounts Committee also scolded the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for “completely staggering” accounting failings that mean £3.3bn in NHS Test and Trace inventory could not be verified by proper financial records.