Mr. Speaker, the only line of defence the health minister has for what has been going on in the health protection branch is that BST has not yet been approved. “Don't worry”.
Unfortunately, when the government says “Don't worry” it always sweeps it under the rug. In this case, the government swept it into the shredder. The minister obviously misses the point. The point is about public disclosure.
Why is the minister allowing the approval process to be tainted with the destruction of information in his department? Or are those orders coming from the top?