Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108780

Veterinary Services: Competition

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent conversations her Department has had with the Competition and Market Authority regarding veterinary bill costs.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra has not made a recent assessment of veterinary bills however it welcomes the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) market investigation into veterinary services for household pets. The CMA has made provisional recommendations to make veterinar...

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