Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I hope this inquiry will provide an opportunity for the Assembly to contribute to openness and transparency on this issue. It is vital that the Minister and her officials fully co-operate with this process.
“Sinn Fein were critical of the DUP attitude to the Social Development Committee inquiry into alleged political interference in Housing Executive contracts and they cannot now justify anything less than full cooperation.
“These are serious allegations that undue political pressure has been brought to bear on expert recommendations, which must now be fully investigated in the interest of public safety and good government.”
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