Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47808

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment on the effectiveness of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate since it removed the ability to submit reports online.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The provision of a Web reporting route for suspected adverse event cases to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is not mandatory and, therefore, its suspension does not affect the VMD’s approach to assessment. Reporting of adverse events continues ...

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