Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 8 October 2020Answered: 15 October 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds)

Pet owners have been facing rising vet costs for years, and that is why we are consulting on updating and reforming the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for the first time in 60 years to improve price transparency and ensure pet owners get a better deal.