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I do not want to comment on that case in detail, but it shows that the system has some pressure in it where ultimately a decision is taken. I suggest we have done that, for some of the reasons that colleagues have mentioned in the House today: if we do not have these facilities in place and if animal testing sites that are legally approved and highly regulated close because of protests, UK drug development pipelines will halt, vaccine development will halt, and chemical safety and pesticide and biocide approvals will halt.