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When I first expressed an interest in this issue, I was contacted—before the election—by many architects, two or three of whom advised me that no wind-tunnel test had been done.
As I have always said, the way to do that is to use the method that has been adopted in the USA, where there are long-term transport plans that allow people to find out what road projects are due to be carried out in nine or 10 years, for example.
However, witnesses from the National Childbirth Trust and the Breastfeeding Network said that, in the course of their work, they were regularly in contact with women who have encountered such problems.
They said that, after their children gained access to Donaldson's—which was a battle for all but one of the parents in the room—the parents lost contact with the local authority and had relations only with the school.
Surely you would have an address at which you could contact them? We send out a follow-up survey but, as the report suggests, the response rate to that questionnaire is not particularly high.
However, what about an operator who buys a vehicle or has a vehicle built in a factory in the four-month run-up to the beginning of the contract period?
In 1995, when unitary authorities were introduced, local people were given better contact with their councils. It was expected that councils would operate together to the greater good.