Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98643

Veterinary Services

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the decision not to (a) require divestments and (b) impose penalties following its investigation into the veterinary

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Competition and Markets Authority’s market investigation into veterinary services for household pets is on-going. The final report is expected early next year and will set out the actions the CMA has decided to take. As the UK’s independent competitio...

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