Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76055
Veterinary Medicine: Labour Turnover
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to help increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of vets in the public sector.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra is aware of the numerous challenges facing recruitment and retention of qualified veterinary surgeons into Government roles. The Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Food Standards Agency have been looking at ways to increase recruitment into Gove...
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