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We would like to express our thanks to all those who responded to our consultation document and those who gave oral evidence to our Committee. They are listed in Annex 5. We would also like to thank the staff of the many establishments which we visited, both in the United Kingdom and overseas, details of which are given in Annex 4.
We would also like to acknowledge the immense support we have received from our own Secretariat. When we first met in April 1999 our Secretary, Colin McKay, had only the assistance of Helen Ogg, and, of course, he had the burdensome task of serving both our Committee and the Millan Committee. Fortunately, he was later joined by Alison Bell, then Gavin Russell, and latterly by Bette Francis and Luke McGarty. Without the conscientious efforts of them all, it is unlikely that we would have been able to report as soon as we have, namely, in just over a year. We would, however, like to pay especial tribute to Colin McKay's contributions. Always imperturbable, he encouraged and cajoled us, and from time to time diplomatically reminded us of matters which we needed to consider in order to fulfil our remit.
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