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I raised this point with Michael Gove, who actually took it quite seriously. If there is an evaluation process, could that lead to increased animal testing if particular products, or any active ingredients within them, effectively have to be re-evaluated?

The witnesses have already touched on some areas that I want to ask about. I want to get a bit more information from them about part 5 of the bill, and particularly the clauses that set out how the new system will work. Some aspects of that have already been covered, but I would like to go round the witnesses and get their views on the specifics of what is currently laid out and how it will work.

Is there clarity over which plans and programmes might be captured?

I just want to raise the issue of the potential for increased animal testing, which has been raised in relation to the implementation of REACH.

We would hope that would be the case, too.

I want to ask about the potential for increased animal testing, which is something that has been raised in relation to the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals regulation.

Does that relate to international obligations? Are those baked into that provision or, again, is that part of being satisfied?

Is that also coming through the EU refit process? Is the EU responding to the need for reform relating to transparency in wider public health?

With the delay in evaluations, is there a danger that we will run behind the science? What assessment has been made of the potential risks of that to the environment and human health?

So we will just have to guess what the impact is. Thank you.

I will come back to Louise Thornton about the social media strategy. I was interested to hear that the BBC is now on TikTok. Will the BBC also be going on Twitch, for example? How do you see the platforms evolving, and what will be the BBC’s involvement in them?