Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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(8 months ago)
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Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
As I replied to the noble Baroness, that is a long way from the topic of infection on barges. The term of office of the chief inspector was time limited. It is clearly open to the Home Secretary not to renew the appointment.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
My Lords, can the Minister explain this to me, because I have not really understood it? Presumably the Government instituted health checks before any migrants were put on that boat, so why was it only the Dorset Council review that threw up these very negative findings? If the Government did not know about this, why did they respond to it so quickly?
Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
Because those health checks were the responsibility of Dorset.