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Old 16th May 2012 | 13:46
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Don't be silly. Qinetiq have already been tasked to look at this in the last parliament. The research contract was costed at 137 million pounds, and came up with the conclusion that paper gets soggy when wet, thus compromising its structural integrity.

The government of the day were therefore forced to proceed with the conventional steel approach.
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