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     1   Q.   Were they then replaced or was the group just two
     2        shorthanded?
     3        A.  No, in fact, I replaced Mr. Haxby.
     4
     5   Q.   Was Mrs. Harrison replaced?
     6        A.  I am not sure about that.
     7
     8   Q.   Can you tell us, please, a little bit about the members of
     9        the working group?  Mr. Staines is said to have been the
    10        Chairman, yes?
    11        A.  He was the Chairman.
    12
    13   Q.   What is his background?
    14        A.  His background is that he is a pig farmer and he also
    15        produces animal feeding equipment and housing equipment as
    16        well.
    17
    18   Q.   Then can I go back up the page, Mr. Shields next; what is
    19        his background?
    20        A.  He is the Secretary, part of the permanent Secretariat
    21        of the Young Farmers of Great Britain.
    22
    23   Q.   You we know about.  What about Mr. Hollands?
    24        A.  Clive Hollands is well-known for his work in animal
    25        welfare.  He was chairman of the St. Andrews Animal Welfare
    26        Fund based in Scotland.
    27
    28   Q.   Is he a Scot?
    29        A.  He is a Scot by living there but not by background,
    30        I think.
    31
    32   Q.   Mr. Berry?
    33        A.  Glen Berry works for the Somerset County Council as,
    34        I think, a Trading Standards Officer.
    35
    36   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Is Mr. Hollands a farmer or in farming?
    37        A.  No, he has a great interest in animal welfare but he is
    38        not a farmer.
    39
    40   MR. RAMPTON:  Mr. Berry, presumably, as he is employed by the
    41        local authority -- I do not know, he might have a farm,
    42        does he?
    43        A.  I do not think so.
    44
    45   Q.   Then what about Mr. Haxby who was replaced by you, what did
    46        he do?
    47        A.  He is a veterinary surgeon who has worked for many
    48        years in the poultry industry and worked in private
    49        practice in Nottinghamshire.
    50 
    51   Q.   Mrs. Harrison, do you know anything about her? 
    52        A.  Ruth Harrison is well-known for her work in animal 
    53        welfare.  I have not met her personally.
    54
    55   Q.   I see.  We can do our own arithmetics and I will not
    56        trouble you with that now, Dr. Pattison.  Can I ask you
    57        this:  First of all, did you replace Mr. Haxby immediately
    58        he resigned or retired in June 1991?
    59        A.  Yes, that is correct.
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