Just about £10 billion-worth of private protecting apparatus (PPE) purchased via the NHS right through the pandemic has been written off via the federal government.

The staggering sum used to be printed within the Division of Well being and Social Care’s annual document.

Labour has accused Rishi Sunak, who used to be chancellor on the time, of “throwing away taxpayers’ cash as though it have been confetti”

Consistent with the once a year document, the federal government spent £13.6bn on PPE.

Since then “the dept has written down the worth of its PPE stock via £9.9 billion as it used to be unusable or its marketplace worth had fallen because it used to be bought right through the pandemic.”

Shadow well being secretary Wes Streeting stated: “As chancellor, Rishi Sunak threw away taxpayers’ cash as though it have been confetti and has did not get our a reimbursement. Sunak’s carelessness has value our nation pricey.

“By no means once more can the Conservatives declare to be the cautious stewards of the general public price range.”

He stated Labour would appoint a “Covid corruption commissioner” if it wins the election “to chase down those that ripped off the British taxpayer”.

Lib Dem well being spokesperson Daisy Cooper stated: “It is a sickening stage of waste. Billions of kilos of taxpayers’ cash has been poured down the drain on account of this Conservative executive’s incompetence.

“To rub salt within the wound, a few of this cash used to be wasted on dodgy contracts with Conservative cronies, the majority of which has nonetheless no longer been recovered.

“The well being secretary must come to parliament and provide an explanation for how such a lot taxpayers’ cash used to be frittered away and what’s being accomplished to get it again.”