Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87471

Pets

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Edwards

LabourTamworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent regulator or ombudsman to support pet-owning households not currently covered by an existing regulat

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra has not completed an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent regulator or ombudsman to support pet owners. The Competition and Markets Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services...

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