cc: "'m.hulme@uea.ac.uk'" <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 08:55:17 +0000
from: "Jenkins, Geoff" <gjjenkins@meto.gov.uk>
subject: RE: Health report
to: 'Merylyn McKenzie Hedger' <merylyn.hedger@ukcip.org.uk>, "'Jenkins, Geoff'" <gjjenkins@meto.gov.uk>

I find it hard to believe yr conspiracy theory. I think it was just plain
cock-up. Maynard always struck me as someone terminally disorganised. What
an earth was there in it which was "pre-election sensitive"?? Its OK for you
lot, you got paid, whereas us civil servants had to do it for our queen and
country. (Thank god Mike did all the scenario bit)

Geoff

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Merylyn McKenzie Hedger [SMTP:merylyn.hedger@ukcip.org.uk]
> Sent:	13 February 2001 08:48
> To:	'Jenkins, Geoff'
> Cc:	'm.hulme@uea.ac.uk'
> Subject:	RE:Health report
> Sensitivity:	Confidential
> 
> Dear Geoff and Mike,
> 
> We were lucky to get this report out with an "official" launch at all
> quite
> frankly- apparently it was deemed sensitive by DH in these pre-election
> times.  I had to raise my head above the paparapet and object in writing
> to
> its apparently never -ending postponement.  Most people were fed up.
> Launch
> was deliberately low  key.  But someone had leaked the report to the Inde,
> I
> have two theories.....).   You were lucky not to have had your time
> wasted.
> David Rogers, Bill Keatinge and myself were summoned to DH for 9-30 to
> brief
> Chief Medical Officer but were not called.  We did however manage to be
> allowed interventions in the press conference one and a half hours later.
> Baxter's flood chapter was scarcely mentioned in the launch....
> 
> I didn't see Emma Green at all.
> 
> Merylyn
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Jenkins, Geoff [SMTP:gjjenkins@meto.gov.uk]
> > Sent:	12 February 2001 13:14
> > To:	'Dr E. Green'
> > Cc:	Nelson, Noel; 'm.hulme@uea.ac.uk'; Derwent, Dick;
> > 'merylyn.hedger@ukcip.org.uk'; 'david_warrilow@detr.gsi.gov.uk'
> > Subject:	RE: FW: FW: DH
> > 
> > Hi Emma
> > 
> > I saw on TV that the Health and Climate Change report came out on Friday
> -
> > and nobody told any of the contributors, let alone invite us! Seems like
> a
> > bit of a shambles, especially coming after 2 postponements. Tell Bob
> > Maynard
> > we're not very impressed. 
> > 
> > Could you let me have two copies, please?
> > 
> > Geoff 
