Member

What we need is an SPS veterinary agreement and a solution to the supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland. This was emphasised to me yesterday by a delegation from the Ulster Farmers Union. This is also the position of the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group. The principal aim of our Veterinary Medicine Working Group is to achieve a positive outcome with the EU for our farmers and veterinarians to ensure a ready supply of medicines and a long-term approach to SPS controls, including checks on EU and rest-of-the-world goods entering GB from the island of Ireland. This is an issue undoubtedly that requires a resolution. Could my noble friend the Minister perhaps give us an update on that? It could provide a solution of us all working together.