Day 131 - 06 Jun 95 - Page 40

     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I thought you had one anyway.
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     3   MS. STEEL:  I handed mine to -- I do not know whether it was to
     4        the witness or to you.
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     6   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  In any event, this is now mine, is it,
     7        Mr. Rampton?
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     9   MR. RAMPTON:  It is yours, yes.
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    11   MR. MORRIS:  Mr. Purslow, I am working from your statement from
    12        time to time.
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Remember, I do not do this to interfere with
    15        your cross-examination, but he did not aver his statement.
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    17   MR. MORRIS:  I understand that.
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    19   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  So it is not in evidence unless you bring it
    20        in by asking questions about it.  So bear that in mind.
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    22   MR. MORRIS:  Right.  (To the witness)  Your associates were
    23        Chris Purslow & Associates?
    24        A.  Yes.
    25
    26   Q.   How many people does that involve?
    27        A.  In the past 12 months, four different ex-Environmental
    28        Health Officers have done work for me.
    29
    30   Q.   Is that normal, about four a year?
    31        A.  Well, it depends on work-load, but there are, sort of,
    32        four guys who I would regularly involve in particular
    33        pieces of work, yes.
    34
    35   Q.   When you work with McDonald's, do they work with you, or
    36        when you deal with McDonald's you do the work?
    37        A.  I do the bulk of work for McDonald's.  I did involve
    38        one of my associates on a five-day training course because,
    39        obviously, five days is a long time to do on your own and
    40        it needs an extra voice.  So that is the only input, purely
         and simple on technical training.
    42
    43   Q.   What work did you do with McDonald's between 1986 and 1990?
    44        A.  Nothing, as I recall.  As I say, I did the one
    45        specialised job for them, which was not that long after
    46        I set up my own consultancy.  I was not then approached
    47        until Jill Barnes was appointed and decided they wanted
    48        some outside input.
    49
    50   Q.   When it says: "As consultant, I am retained by a number of 
    51        major companies in the hotel catering industry", and you 
    52        list a number of companies --- 
    53        A.  Yes.
    54
    55   Q.   -- when you say "I am retained", that is you personally, is
    56        it?
    57        A.  Well, it is Chris Purslow & Associates.  Effectively,
    58        it is me with the major contracts.  I tend to use my
    59        associates for specific tasks, particularly for training
    60        and sometimes for routine inspections and so on.  The bulk