My right hon. Friend has mentioned the instinct to protect and to circle the wagons. Would he accept, however, that that is not exclusive to the NHS, and that it also exists in the police service, for example? It also existed in Parliament during the expenses scandal. It is an institutional feature of many kinds of organisation.
Accountability and Transparency in the NHS
Proceeding contribution from
John Pugh
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 March 2013.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Accountability and Transparency in the NHS.
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