That, he said, is because the agreements with North Korea "were all about freezing the situation" and improving inspections, while negotiations with Libya were focused on dismantling its capacity to enrich uranium.
"We have reviewed the M.T.A./Inspector General's report, Improving Inspections at M.T.A. New York City Transit Stations, and support the recommendations," Charles F. Seaton, a New York City Transit spokesperson, said in a statement.
In a letter seen by the Guardian, Murphy and McGovern welcomed Matalan's decision to participate in the Bangladesh accord on fire and building safety, set up after the disaster to improve inspections, provide financial capacity for safety improvements, and give employees the right not to work in unsafe conditions.
In addition to demanding and paying for safer factories, they need to put pressure on the owners and Ms. Hasina to allow unions and improve inspections.
Ms. Planck, it has been reported, met resistance at every turn, stonewalled as she attempted to do things like encourage farmers to keep their stalls tidier, tried to rewrite the rules and worked to improve inspections.
In response, the Bush administration has set up a broad cabinet group to improve inspections of imports from all countries, and members of Congress have demanded further changes in Washington, including larger increases to the Food and Drug Administration's budget.
Not even Von der Leyen is insisting on an immediate increase in military spending to deal with hardware problems, instead calling for "medium term" increases down the line while implementing a series of quick fixes now, including improved inspections.
The interim agreement releases a scant $4.2 billion in oil revenue, while still freezing an additional $30 billion over the next six months, in exchange for the imposition of enrichment limits verified by much improved inspections, daily U.N. checks of enrichment facilities, stopping work at the Arak heavy-water plant and other means of establishing transparency to which both sides have agreed.
Require unique identifiers for food importers, to enable improved inspection targeting and an improved incentive for importers to ensure regulatory compliance.
He also wants improved inspection and regulation of care homes.
Ofsted said in a statement that it welcomed scrutiny, "continually strives" to improve inspection, and would consider the committee's recommendations "carefully".
