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PPE suppliers with political ties given 'high-priority' status, report reveals | Politics | The Guardian
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Of the 493 suppliers referred to the scheme by a political or official contact, details of the individual who made the reference were recorded in the government’s case management system in fewer than half of cases.
BUT Over 200 clearly referred by MPs/ House of Lords
BUT Over 200 clearly referred by MPs/ House of Lords
“Around 10% of the suppliers referred to the high-priority channel by a political contact were awarded a PPE contract, the NAO reported. Suppliers without such links, by contrast, had only a 1% chance of winning a contract (104 out of 14,892).”
