Debates between Baroness Williams of Trafford and Lord Palmer of Childs Hill during the 2019 Parliament

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Horizon: Compensation and Convictions

Debate between Baroness Williams of Trafford and Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Wednesday 10th January 2024

(3 months, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Williams of Trafford) (Con)
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrat Benches.

Lord Palmer of Childs Hill Portrait Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LD)
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My Lords, following on from what the Minister said, could he explain the role of the audit committees, at any level, and the National Audit Office? Where were they in this scandal? There are audit committees and they had a role to play. The elementary precaution used by all firms of accountants is that, when a new system is put in place, you run a parallel system for a few months to make sure there are no errors. Why was that not done?

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