Examination of Witnesses (Question 1)
WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2000
MR FOKKO
VAN DUYNE
AND DR
JEFF EDINGTON
Chairman
1. Mr van Duyne and Dr Edington, thank you for
coming before us today. We are grateful for your attendance. However,
at 9.30 this morning we were informed that Mr Bryant was not able
to be here. We were told that there were problems with the trains
and, as he had a slight touch of food poisoning, he was unwilling
to go by car. This has been reported to the Committee this afternoon
and there was a strong feeling that we really did want to see
Mr Bryant as well as his other two colleagues. We do feel we have
been trying to get this meeting for a long time, going back to
February, and we are very sorry that we are going to have to thank
you for coming, but actually say that we will have to reconvene
this session and Mr Bryant will be asked to attend. I can inform
you that that is likely to take place on 13 November and it will
be a requirement that Mr Bryant attends. Thank you very much for
your own attendance. I apologise that you have been brought here
unnecessarily.
(Mr Van Duyne) We look forward to the
next meeting.
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