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On resuming— Before we proceed with business, I take this opportunity to inform members that I am to be in Canada on Wednesday 25 October and Thursday 26 October. Accordingly, I trust that members will grant me leave of absence.
Do you feel that the attitude towards the joint trade unions group is, "Of course you are going to be opposed, because you are old rather than new in your thinking"? We know what you are getting at, Lloyd.
That figure came out recently from the social services departments, which see only 26 per cent of those people. Do you think that the situation is getting worse?