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6 WE ARE CONSULTING MRS LILLEY ABOUT WHETHER SHE WOULD LIKE A FORMAL PROGRAMME. SHE HAS ASKED TO BE INCLUDED ON VISITS TO
HIGH TECH FACTORIES AND WILL ACCOMPANY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE FASHION EXHIBITION. SHE PAINTS AND WOULD THEREFORE WELCOME SOME FREE TIME ON HER OWN IN KYOTO FOR PAINTING. HER OTHER KEY INTEREST IS TEXTILE DESIGN AND HISTORY. SHE HAS VISITED JAPAN
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT MR LILLEY HAS NOT. BOTH MR AND MRS LILLEY GREATLY ENJOY JAPANESE FOOD AND REASONABLE QUANTITIES OF
SIGHTSEEING.
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MR LILLEY HAS INDICATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEND PART OF
HIS VISIT REACHING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF QUOTE WHAT IT IS
THAT MITI DOES UNQUOTE. HIS REQUEST FOR A SCHOOL VISIT IS
LIKELY TO BE LINKED TO CURRENT DEBATES ABOUT THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACHIEVEMENTS. WE SHALL
BE IN TOUCH SEPARATELY ABOUT HOW THESE THEMES MIGHT BEST BE HANDLED, AND ARE IN TOUCH WITH DES, DE AND HM SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE.
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MR MEADWAY, DTI
MR LOVE OT 2, DTI
MR MURRAY OT 2, DTI MR LEWIS OT 2, DTI PS/SOS, DTI
DTI
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