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1 more of the average diets. To counter these forces
2 Governments will need to invest substantial resources with
3 in health education."
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5 Can you just comment on that? Are substantial
6 recourses invested in health education?
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8 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What are you asking? Why are you introducing
9 this?
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11 MR. MORRIS: Because our case is McDonald's are spending a
12 fortune promoting their food.
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14 MR. JUSTICE BELL: So what? I mean, so what in relation to Miss
15 Brophy's evidence?
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17 MR. MORRIS: To see what kind of resources she feels she has and
18 whether that can compare with the food industry's
19 resources.
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, do I not need evidence about that from
22 Miss Brophy? I do not suppose she has any particular
23 resources at all?
24 A. Do you want me to comment on that?
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26 Q. There is no indication of this line at all in Miss Brophy's
27 statements. It is not any criticism of you. We have a
28 system whereby you are supposed to give notice of what is
29 going to be covered in a witness's statement?
30 A. Yes.
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32 Q. A little bit of development and explanation is clearly
33 right but what I do not want is suddenly a paragraph in a
34 completely different article on another which refers to
35 another topic catching your eye and floating that under the
36 witness's nose. It is not on.
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38 MR. MORRIS: Well, it is hardly a new issue.
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40 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, of course it is not. We have had quite a
41 lot of evidence on it already. What I am objecting to is
42 just taking the opportunity to introduce it again without
43 any notice by a witness who does not deal with that in her
44 statement.
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46 MR. MORRIS: Well, I would have thought that -- may be it is not
47 appropriate for me to ask, but I would have thought the
48 court would be interested, as this person is the only
49 person who is a health professional--
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, I am not having that. If that was the
52 attitude to the evidence, every time somebody came in the
53 witness box who could possibly give some evidence quite
54 beyond their statement on some matter which might be
55 relevant we would have 100 questions on different topics
56 like that, and it is just not on.
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58 MS. STEEL: Can I just ask something about the bit about basic
59 cooking skills and the decline as processed cooked foods
60 make up more of the diet? Does though coincide with your
