Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure adequate (a) access to and (b) supplies of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland.”
Tabled: 6 December 2022Answered: 14 December 2022
Asked by
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
Heidi Alexander
There is a balance to be struck here. I welcome services such as those that run to Hull; they open up new routes and new connectivity. I have, however, asked the Office of Rail and Road to consider the balance in the revenue that they abstract from public operators, and to ensure that we are using constrained capacity in our network appropriately to deliver excellent services for passengers.