Clause 10 - Health care provision: standards
Health Protection Agency Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
Miss Melanie Johnson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health; Welwyn Hatfield, Labour)
I am sure that those points have already been borne in mind in the current inspections. I undertake to ensure that CHAI is aware of the issues that the hon. Gentleman has raised. However, I believe that how it takes forward such things is a matter for CHAI, and it is important that there is no political interference in the processes and the way in which they are carried out. I appreciate the sensitivity of the sites and the work such as that carried out at Porton Down, but I do not believe that there has been a problem up until now. I see no particular reason why there should be in the future.