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     1        contrary.
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     3   MR. MORRIS:  Can I just talk to Ms. Steel for the minute?  Can
     4        I say, in the light of my maybe rather impetuous call for
     5        Thursday next week, we have quite a lot of work to do on
     6        this appeal next week.  If we have to answer Mr. Rampton's
     7        submission and prepare our discovery, maybe we will not
     8        have it finished by Thursday.  Maybe the Monday, which
     9        Mr. Rampton originally suggested, we would prefer.  I am
    10        sorry to ......
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Very well, but I am afraid that means you
    13        will only get two of the half term days.
    14
    15   MR. MORRIS:  I understand that.
    16
    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You appreciate that?
    18
    19   MR. MORRIS:  I understand that.  It is just that we are
    20        concerned we are not -----
    21
    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Unless you hear anything from Mr. Glen or
    23        anyone, we will resume after this afternoon at 10.30 on
    24        Monday week.
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    26   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
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    28                       (Short adjournment)
    29
    30   MR. RAMPTON:  Miss Hovi, so we can save time -- this may not
    31        appeal to you and, if it does not, please say so -- apart
    32        from the things that you mentioned this morning, and apart
    33        from the critique of the accessibility of the hand washes
    34        and sterilizers which you have given us this afternoon, do
    35        you accept the rest of what is in Mr. Bone's statement as
    36        being accurate?
    37        A.  No, I cannot say that.  I did not comment on everything
    38        this morning ---
    39
    40   Q.   I know you did not.
    41        A.  -- as to save time as well.
    42
    43   Q.   I am afraid it probably does not -----
    44
    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It may not just be a question of accepting
    46        it, but is there anything which relates to hygiene in any
    47        significant way which you wish to challenge?  There may be
    48        things which you cannot comment on one way or the other -
    49        you cannot remember, or whatever.
    50        A.  There were -- the only things that I would want to add, 
    51        if I am pushed, is just to reiterate some points that 
    52        Mr. Bone makes a lot of general comments about hygiene and 
    53        hygiene control measures which I do not find all accurate.
    54        For example, when it comes to surface swabs and how often
    55        they have to be made and their value, but I feel that
    56        I commented on those things already in my statement last
    57        year.
    58
    59        The only thing that I would want to add to this, in the
    60        light of Mr. Bone's statement as well, is that recently a
 
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