A company that was referred to officials by Tory chairman Greg Hands received a contract worth £25.8million to make personal protection equipment (PPE). Luxe Lifestyle was given the contract during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Good Law Project obtained emails that showed Mr Hands was approached on his personal email account by Mark Higton on April 7, 2020, about a contact who was offering to supply PPR and ventilators. Mr Higton was a former chairman of the Hammersmith Conservatives.
Three days later Mr Hands, who was Chelsea and Fulham MP and trade minister at the time, passed the offer on to officials. Luxe Lifestyle was later awarded a contract to supply gowns and masks. Mr Hands had no role other than passing on the details of the company.
