Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62350

Veterinary Services: Costs

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce veterinary costs.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra is supportive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conducting a full market investigation into the supply of veterinary services (including costs) for household pets in the UK. Defra cannot comment on an ongoing investigation, but we look ...
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