AN ASSOCIATE of Health Secretary Matt Hancock owns a company that received a multimillion-pound government contract for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), it has emerged.
Frances Stanley is the sole “person of significant control” of CH&L Limited, a Companies House listing shows.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) awarded the £14.4 million contract for the provision of isolation gowns last April.
Ms Stanley told Byline Times that, due to “unforeseen logistical circumstances,” the contract was not fulfilled and the deposit paid by the DHSC was returned to the government.
She added: “At no point did I ever talk to Matt Hancock about our plans to help, only DHSC purchasing officials involved in the process.”