Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106580

Veterinary Services: Drugs

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) veterinary medicines and (b) equivalent human medicines.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

Veterinary medicine is a private service, including the prescription and supply of veterinary medicines. The Government does not regulate the cost of medicines and pricing structures are not subject to legislative controls. The costs of veterinary medicin...

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